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Neoliberal deceit
If every politician is lying to you, the guy that doesn't pretend to care about the truth looks (like a version of) honest.
Nov 18, 2024
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Ciarán Ryan
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October 2024
Marginal gains
Small improvements can make a big difference.
Oct 21, 2024
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Ciarán Ryan
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Political lobbying exploits bounded rationality
Why aren't more of us concerned about paid lobbying in politics? Perhaps because many of us won't consider the outsized efforts undertaken to sway…
Oct 18, 2024
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Ciarán Ryan
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January 2024
The double slit experiment and the limits of intuition
A reminder that pre-existing beliefs and prejudices are often inaccurate and insufficient.
Jan 22, 2024
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Ciarán Ryan
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Why social media algorithms manipulate us
A succinct explanation.
Jan 8, 2024
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Ciarán Ryan
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The tragedy of the commons is not inevitable
People are not always purely self-interested.
Jan 1, 2024
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Ciarán Ryan
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December 2023
Reality tunnel
A useful metaphor that can remind us to check our biases.
Dec 25, 2023
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Ciarán Ryan
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September 2023
Courage calls to courage everywhere
I like the modern interpretation of this famous quote.
Sep 25, 2023
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Ciarán Ryan
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Thought-terminating cliché
A form of loaded language that can be used to stop arguments from proceeding and end debate.
Sep 13, 2023
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Ciarán Ryan
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Criticism of Rory Sutherland's comments about capitalism
If he's stepping out beyond advertising, there's a question to be answered. Update: 24 Feb 2025: Sutherland is now addressing inequality etc - scroll…
Sep 6, 2023
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Criticism of Rory Sutherland's comments about capitalism
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August 2023
The coastline paradox and project estimation
Estimating how much time a novel, complex project will take to complete can be as difficult as measuring a coastline. And measuring a coastline is…
Aug 28, 2023
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Ciarán Ryan
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"Constructive paranoia"
To avoid injury, be attentive to minor hazards that you encounter frequently.
Aug 21, 2023
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Ciarán Ryan
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