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Oct
04
All Models Are Wrong (Metaphors for the Insufficiency of Metaphors)

All Models Are Wrong (Metaphors for the Insufficiency of Metaphors)

The map is not the territory. But the "map-territory distinction" is itself a metaphor for how models fail to represent reality. What are some others?
10 min read
Sep
28
Trains, Fruits, and Bombs: A Crash Course in Motivated Reasoning

Trains, Fruits, and Bombs: A Crash Course in Motivated Reasoning

My sister is interested in genealogy, and several years ago unearthed a gruesome family story.
6 min read
Aug
31
Two groups of people in brightly colored clothes on a beach playing tug of war with each other.

In Defense of Conflict and Inefficiency

People complain that government is too polarized and inefficient. But are conflict and inefficiency inherently bad things?
7 min read
Aug
24
Power and Domination in the National Women's Soccer League

Power and Domination in the National Women's Soccer League

Foucault says 'states of domination' are when power relations become inflexible and inescapable. Sounds like the NWSL.
7 min read
Aug
17
Stakeholder Decision-Making in the Heart of Hierarchy

Stakeholder Decision-Making in the Heart of Hierarchy

Stakeholder decision-making has practical as well as moral benefits. That's why some of the most hierarchical organizations use it.
5 min read