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Uncertainty & Decision-Making

A collection of 11 issues

A Universe of Chances : The Nature of Possibility and Probability

Let's discover how the tension between possibility and probability shapes our decisions, dreams, and sense of meaning. From Bayesian reasoning to quantum mysteries, this essay unravels the art of living boldly in uncertainty, balancing wonder and realism in an unpredictable world.

What Does It Mean to Think, to Question, to Understand?

What does it mean to think, question, and understand? Let’s delve into the paradoxes of thought, ethics of questioning, limits of understanding, the unknowable, and how misunderstanding fuels progress. Join me in reflecting on how we shape and are shaped by the collective human pursuit of clarity.

When Idealism Stagnates : The Danger of Closed Systems

In the vast labyrinth of ideas, where human beings strive to construct systems that reflect their highest aspirations, there exists an inherent danger : the moment when ideals become rigid, unyielding, and closed. This danger is not confined to a particular ideology; it is a universal tendency, born out of our

Navigating Complexity : The Quantum Evolution of Leadership

Leadership, as we’ve come to know it, is on the brink of transformation. For centuries, our models of leadership have rested on the bedrock of predictability, command, and control — relics of a deterministic worldview. Leaders were its engineers, applying linear cause-and-effect reasoning to achieve desired outcomes. Goals were set,

The Paradigm Shift of Intelligence : How Generative AI Mirrors the Revolutions of Scientific Thought

By me (but, inspired by the spirit of Thomas S. Kuhn) The Machinery of the Mind There comes a time in the evolution of human thought when the old tools of inquiry fail to carve meaning into the chaos. We stand now, once again, at the edge of such a

Why Realistic Pessimism is a Gift in a Delusional World of Optimism?

It’s strange to live in a world where optimism is marketed as the only viable option for a meaningful life. “Stay positive!” they say, wielding optimism as a panacea for all things bleak. But does relentless optimism make us any less exposed to life’s absurdities? If anything, optimism

The Nature of “Negative Capability”

Somewhere in the rolling fog of history, amid the ethereal musings of a poet, lies a concept that has managed to evade the hard grasps of certainty and logic : negative capability. John Keats — who, in his letter to his brothers, named this elusive state — did not anticipate the term would

Anti-Knowledge : A Journey Through the Paradoxes of Knowing

In a world that celebrates knowledge as the ultimate currency, I find myself drawn instead to its inverse : anti-knowledge, the space of what is not known, and perhaps, what cannot be known. Not an empty void, anti-knowledge is instead the paradoxical space where knowing folds back on itself, revealing the

The Asymmetry of Information and Wisdom

The more I think about it, the more I come back to this question : in a world where information flows ceaselessly, why does wisdom feel ever more elusive? It’s not that we lack data or insights. Far from it. Our age is inundated with knowledge, steeped in facts and