Growing up, I was always told to save water and energy because "the Earth's resources are finite, and we only have one Earth." This always struck me as wrong, but at the same time, it is such a simple...

How do we know someone is doing a good job? How do we know if AI is doing a good job? The answer should probably be the same. We have them do the work and check whether the outcome makes sense and i...

[WIP] - [ ] Needs conclusion When reading about the Napoleonic Wars, one thing that stands out is the fact that Britain was Napoleon's main antagonist throughout the successive wars. However, direc...

The name for this blog actually came to me half-remembered in a dream. It references two things: - The excellent [Marginal Revolution](https://marginalrevolution.com/) blog - The insights that are fo...