much in economics is based on an understanding of rational self interest. this is sometimes called utility maximisation, and can be tempered with models of …
why i’m off to business school
“We have a serious problem, people. It’s called power. We don’t have it. We don’t want it. We think it’s dirty and bad. The people …
sustainable evils
in november last year, a genie appeared to me near liverpool street and said "ben, if you wish it, i can stop climate change. everything else will be the same, but global warming will stop. do you wish it?" since i've had some bad experiences with supernatural powers in the past, i asked if there were any side-effects of this magic, and the genie disappeared. but the question remains.
climate denial at the Copenhagen talks
Nothing seems certain except that this room is the last bastion of common sense, the last refuge of the gentleman scientist, dabbling as an enthusiastic amateur.
Do any of these snoozing codgers understand much of the astrophysics, fluid dynamics and dodgy graphics being paraded in front of them for their approval? does it matter?
lodestone
Ben’s axioms 1. those invested with the immediate power to change a situation are commonly those with the least immediate reason to change it. 2. 3. …