Psychologist Daniel Crosby wrote an article titled What the “Mona Lisa” Can Teach You About Investing Risk (8 October 2026).
Continue reading “We routinely confuse familiarity with safety, and the unfamiliar with risk.”Why might I be wrong about this?
Psychologist Daniel Crosby wrote an article titled Why Imagining the Worst Can Be for the Best (5 October 2026).
Continue reading “Why might I be wrong about this?”Boston’s fire alarm telegraph system has been in operation since April 28, 1852.
Emily Sweeney wrote an article for The Boston Globe titled The secret life of Boston’s street corner fire alarm boxes (16 April 2026).
Continue reading “Boston’s fire alarm telegraph system has been in operation since April 28, 1852.”Rory Sutherland on ROI and Opportunity Cost
Camille Moore asked Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, “What do you see as the biggest problem that’s facing branding right now?”
Continue reading “Rory Sutherland on ROI and Opportunity Cost”Payoff from AI Projects is Dismal
Thomas Claburn wrote an article for The Register titled Payoff from AI Projects is Dismal, Biz Leaders Complain (12 June 2024).
Continue reading “Payoff from AI Projects is Dismal”the difference between a Mess, a Problem, and a Puzzle
Sean Brady interviewed Gerald Ashley on the Simplifying Complexity podcast (27 May 2024). The main topic was the difference between a Mess, a Problem, and a Puzzle.
Continue reading “the difference between a Mess, a Problem, and a Puzzle”Risk: Global averages do not apply to local failures if they can be catastrophic.
JP Castlin wrote a LinkedIn post titled The risk(s) of not understanding risk (May 13, 2024).
Continue reading “Risk: Global averages do not apply to local failures if they can be catastrophic.”AI Safety: aligning artificial intelligence with human values
Jessica Dai wrote an article for Reboot titled The Artificiality of Alignment: How are we actually “aligning AI with human values”? (19 August 2023).
Continue reading “AI Safety: aligning artificial intelligence with human values”Knightian uncertainty
I recently posted a review of the book Why Can’t You Just Give Me The Number? An Executive’s Guide to Using Probabilistic Thinking to Manage Risk and Make Better Decisions by Patrick Leach. In response, Rick Nason commented about the “Knightian distinction of risk & probability.”
Continue reading “Knightian uncertainty”Mitch Goldstein on Design Education
Zachary Petit interviewed Mitch Goldstein for a Fast Company titled Design education is ready for a revolution (6 March 2023). Mitch Goldstein is an associate professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. Goldstein is the author of How to Be a Design Student (And How to Teach Them).
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