March 17, 2023

Economics

Ecologists take a nuanced, evidence-based approach to intervening in complex adaptive systems. This is how complexity thinking could reboot our approach to public policy.

Ecology, by Midjourney

"Like ecologies, economies are complex adaptive systems. They exhibit feedback loops, delays, adaptation, path dependence, nonlinearity, emergent phenomena and — importantly — people.

""Economics is a social science. As the renowned physicist Murray Gell-Mann once quipped, 'Imagine how hard physics would be if electrons could think!'” - Kasey Klimes

Article: Designing an Economy Like an Ecologist

Systems Thinking

Economics

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Economics

How to assess the quality of clothing in an age of fast fashion and cost-cutting

VIDEO: How to Identify Quality in Clothing (A Rant)

Economics

Arun Gupta leads food tours around New York City. He's often asked why the same dish might be three of four times as expensive in one restaurant than another restaurant a block or two away.

Economics

'Andy Hunter’s Bookshop platform was a pandemic hit. Now he’s on a mission to prove that small businesses can scale up without selling out.'