Agents, Mimicry, & a Monte Carlo Simulation of the Pomfret Problem
Mimicry is a complex and important topic across biology, markets, social networks, and other domains. It can lead to unexpected outcomes, as well as new sources of fragility.
Travels in 2023 America
I recently drove across America and back again. And here is what I saw and thought it meant, from truckstops, to wind farms, to EVs, to, AI.
Ledgers, Risk, and Verschlimmbesserung
Many actions make things worse when attempting to make them better. A subset of these activities introduces entirely new forms of unexpected risk.
The Many Paradoxes of William Stanley Jevons, Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the paradoxes of 19th-century economist William Stanley Jevons, and how, given
The Many Paradoxes of William Stanley Jevons, Part I
Economist William Stanley Jevons (1835-1882) is best known today for work he did as a kind of side hustle. And that side hustle is now changing our world.
Demographics, Automation, and the Future of Work
This is a (free) post to highlight a recent talk I gave on AI, automation, and the future of work.
Demography, Automation, Pyramid Schemes, etc.
Some Monday thoughts on various topics in complex systems. As ever, if you see something to which you want to
Tennis, McNamara, Adoption, etc.
My latest note follows, this time on over-quantification fallacies, tech regulation, and Thoreau. If you have been forwarded this you