Farmers Earn More From YouTube Than Their Crops

• It’s a sign of the times when farmers make more money advocating for the industry on social media than actually farming.

Tech Stock Bubbles In the 17th Century (Podcast)

• Jamie Catherwood explained to us the story of the tech stock bubble in the 17th century, when investors went crazy for schemes that facilitated underwater breathing and the search for sunken treasures.

Disney bought Marvel for $4 billion in 2009, a decade later it’s made more than $18 billion at the global box office

• “This is perfect from a strategic perspective,” Iger said at the time. “This treasure trove of over 5,000 characters offers Disney the ability to do what we do best.”

HER CODE GOT HUMANS ON THE MOON—AND INVENTED SOFTWARE ITSELF

• Also thanks to Hamilton and the work she led, notions of what humanity could do, and be, changed not just beyond the stratosphere but also here on the ground.

The 20 Largest State Economies by GDP in the Past 50 Years