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Brendan Schlagel
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‘I inquired as to the Moment,’ Mr Tagomi said. ‘The Moment for us all. No moving lines. A static hexagram.’ He shut the book.
Philip K. Dick • The Man in the High Castle (Penguin Modern Classics)
Privy Councillor Frau Strodtmann, widow of the great surgeon, sat in the lobby day and night like a sentry, armed with her lorgnette. Her wheelchair (the old woman was paralyzed) was the hotel’s undisputed social news desk and, most important, the final court of appeal as to what was proper and what wasn’t—an aggressive, fanatical intelligence
... See moreLast accessed on • The Post Office Girl
Inspired by these events, John quickly developed a theory for how leverage causes booms and busts. He did this in 2000, eight years before the 2008 financial crisis.6 Whereas Minsky simply presented the idea that waves of investor pessimism and optimism could influence borrowing and possibly cause a crash, John’s mathematical theory linked
... See moreJ. Doyne Farmer • Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World
Adam Appich, master of science, is there with several studies that show how legacy cognitive blindness will forever prevent people from acting in their own best interests.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
You want problems solved by the right people who can do it most effectively.
