By: Jonathan Haidt In: Centers for Humans and Nature Date: 28 September 2015 Key Concepts: Our world is changing fast. Ecologically, economically, demographically, etc. Most of us are disoriented by these changes. Rapid changes change our ethics. “Most important graph
Barriers to understanding natural variability. By: Bruce J. West In: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice Date: 11 March 2010 Key Concepts: Most decision making revolves around pattern recognition [prediction]. Data => information => patterns => knowledge, models. Comparing patterns
The evolution of order, from atoms to economies By: Cesar Hidalgo Published: 2015 Read: 2018 Summary: The concept of entropy dictates that disorder, randomness and chaos should increase over time. Yet, in the universe we see pockets of growing order,
Why Catastrophes Happen By: Mark Buchanan Published: 2000 Read: 2018 Summary: Are there general rules in situations where scientists have so far failed to find predictable patterns (for instance, the timing of the next big earthquake, the form a snowflake