Janus: of dogs, of men, of gods
My off-hand reference to the Roman god Janus at the turn of the year has had me thinking about looking backwards and forwards as fundamental… Read More »Janus: of dogs, of men, of gods
Sustainability and change
Malcolm Gladwell on the disadvantages of wealth
He understood money, and he understood money because he felt it had been a thorough education in its value and function back home on the… Read More »Malcolm Gladwell on the disadvantages of wealth
The parent of prosperity
Innovation is the child of freedom and the parent of prosperity. Matt Ridley – How Innovation Works I finished this in audiobook form today. Highly… Read More »The parent of prosperity
Charles Darwin on teamwork and cooperation
When two tribes of primeval man, living in the same country, came into competition, if (other circumstances being equal) the one tribe included a great… Read More »Charles Darwin on teamwork and cooperation
Janus (2): DC stats 2020
DC visits year-on-year Year Visitors Change Page Views Change Views/day 2018(6 months) 229 – 700 – 3.8 2019 1,542 +573% 2,827 +303% 7.7 2020 8,094… Read More »Janus (2): DC stats 2020
Stable relationship
This one’s for everyone: from shepherds to kings. May your gift be the giving away of your gifts. Happy Christmas 2020, and here’s to better… Read More »Stable relationship
Matt Ridley on the Wright Brothers: innovation is gradual
… with very few exceptions, man-made technologies evolve from previous man-made technologies and are not invented from scratch. This is a key characteristic with evolutionary… Read More »Matt Ridley on the Wright Brothers: innovation is gradual
Autocatalysing innovations
Autocatalysing innovations are innovations whose outputs lead to a virtuous cycle of further adoption and innovation. Steam engines The earliest steam engines were used to… Read More »Autocatalysing innovations
Innovation as network phenomenon: Matt Ridley on who invented the motor car
So who invented the motor car running on an internal combustion engine? Like the steam engine – and as I will show later, the computer… Read More »Innovation as network phenomenon: Matt Ridley on who invented the motor car
Contribution
Skimming a book of biographies of mathematicians I see few originators but many contributors: “She advanced the study of…” “He made many invaluable contributions…” “He… Read More »Contribution