The Adventures of Shylock Holmes

One pound of inference, no more, no less. No humbug, no cant, but only inference. This task done, and he would go free.

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Showing posts with label Sketch of a Model. Show all posts
Thursday, June 13, 2024

The Fourth Wall of Psychology

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The fourth wall of psychology, which you break at your peril, is the assumption that the "you" of today is the same as the "...
Friday, May 31, 2024

On Avoiding Being the Boiled Frog

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It is hard to know when to exit something that was once good, and might still be good, but isn’t really right now. There have been two fanta...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Letters to My Great Grandchildren, Part 1: Obesity and Bewilderment

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Let me begin with the obvious. I do not actually expect you to actually read these. The dead, as Kipling observed, are only borne in mind fo...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Bolivar and South American "Limited Success"

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I continue to work my way through the Mike Duncan "Revolutions" podcast series. I recently got through his series on Simon Bolivar...
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Why You Don't Hear About the Haitian Revolution

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Let me ask you a question that has both nothing and everything to do with Haiti. How many people do you think died in the war in the Democra...
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Sunday, February 5, 2023

The French Revolution and the Inertia of Government

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If I had to summarize in a sentence the biggest common thread between both the English Civil War and the French Revolution, it’s how much al...
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