Systems thinking, systems analysis, dynamic systems, systems engineering, all things systems…
Economies won’t be able to recover after shutdowns by Gail Tverberg. An analysis of vulnerabilities in our global society and economy and the impact of COVID-19. More COVID-19 references can be found here. Continue reading
A haphazardly managed collection of interesting COVID-19 references can be found here. It’s currently organized by… Biology and Medicine Data and Analysis Forecasts and Analysis Guidance Policy and Regulation Technology … this may change. Continue reading
For your reading list. “How to Change Your Mind” by Michael Pollan. Continue reading
In our element we get it right most of the time. At least we behave consistently and in alignment with expectations in that particular space. Outside of our zone of familiarity god-only-knows what nonsense we’ll conjure up. Continue reading
I hate to break this to you, but you are not omniscient. Perhaps more disturbing, you can’t be. This is a point that many humans seem to like to ignore. Choosing to believe that even if they don’t know everything now, they certainly could if they put their minds to … Continue reading
The CHON Vat. Continue reading
What if we learned division first? Continue reading
I updated the sketch from last week’s post so that it now looks like the sketch on the right (click on it to make it larger). Here are the changes… I replaced physics with reality in an attempt to be a little less obtuse. I also added “(Expectations)” to Beliefs. … Continue reading
The human body is a great source of metaphors. One of my favorites is how the framework of our skeletons is “fleshed out” with the necessary tissues to create a human that might be just like you. The framework/”tissue” pattern is likely repeated in more places than we realize, but … Continue reading
Understanding the current political insanity is helped by understanding the broader forces in play. This post by Gail Tverberg is helpful. Continue reading
