Freedom matters. “The Industrial Revolution didn’t suddenly happen in England. For centuries, all of Europe had been increasing its pace of innovation. The printing press eventually led to the Enlightenment, which catalyzed the scientific revolution. The greater freedom in regions… Read More »A Brief History of the UK
The kids are alright.
South Korea is in deep trouble.
I will start using this more. At home and work. “One of my children loves playing around cliffs and rocks. Initially he was very keen on promising me that he wouldn’t fall down. I explained the difference between accidents and… Read More »Hazardous States and Accidents
Getting the answer is now the easy part. Building your own world map and wisdom is the hard one.
Our values influence the questions we ask. “Studies show that women in traditional religious communities with dense communal structures report high satisfaction — often higher than women in the “liberated” middle. A standard social scientist, formed by the assumption that… Read More »The Data Doesn’t Speak
You are never ready to have kids. And at the same time you are always ready. You will do with what you have. When you have little, you will behave differently than when you have savings, but you can do… Read More »Being Ready for Kids
2 and 3 work great if you are wrong. “there are three ways to approach a problem: Move the world towards the desired state Change your perception of the current state Change your desired state” https://andreasfragner.com/writing/three-ways-to-solve-problems
Let’s get weird. “Science requires deviant thinking. So it’s no wonder that, as we see a decline in deviance everywhere else, we’re also seeing a decline in the rate of scientific progress. New ideas are less and less likely to… Read More »The Decline of Deviance
A lot of stereotypes have deep history. “E.W. Barber (Women’s Work, 29-41) suggests that this division of labor, which holds across a wide variety of societies (though commercial textile production was often done by men in pre-modern societies, something we’ll… Read More »Collections: Clothing, How Did They Make It? Part III: Spin Me Right Round…