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Epiphany a Week

Utility Maximizer's guide to replicators, networks, game theory, and civilization

Tag: false negatives

Is Dogma Eugenic?

My hypothesis is that dogmas raised human IQs. To explain why, I'll begin here:  One of the most powerful driving forces in evolution is called an evolutionary arms race.

epiphanyaweek evolution and society April 15, 2019July 12, 2019 4 Minutes

Pomp and Statistics (or: 95% of reporting is wrong)

The Trump campaign, fooled by randomness, and confirmation bias >The candidate gained a huge amount of support in the polls. We can not explain why. It is probably due to broad, abstract trends that are outside the scope of our reporting.

epiphanyaweek political heuristics April 5, 2019July 9, 2019 6 Minutes
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