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Individual Experience vs. The Cochrane Review
I had a bit of a throwaway line in the last post about how maximizing the welfare of populations requires the erasure of individuals. You might ask why? Individuals are units in a broader population. A population is a group of individuals....
The Quantification Trap
If we want to make decisions in a complex society, we need a shared language. Experts on the ground must summarize complex situations in their communication with decision makers decoupled from the field. They need to make their experiences...
The Rationality of the Language Machines
My least favorite part of writing books is their permanence. Minutes after I spend time with a hardcopy, I start seeing a bunch of things I should have added, removed, or modified. I’m not talking about typos—I expect and accept those will...
An Argmin Events Calendar
I wanted to give a quick rundown of some upcoming Irrational Decision events, as I’ve managed to stack four of them into a week.
On Wednesday, April 29, I’m visiting the University of Wisconsin-Madison to give the SILO seminar. It’s at 12:...
Engineering Architecture: A Syllabus?
After spending a week trying to figure out what to say in one lecture, I realized I could teach an entire class on architecture. In fact, in hindsight, that’s what this class should have been! Oh well. I knew this from the outset, but I cou...
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