Chesterton's Fence
Chesterton's Fence says, in short, that you should never let someone reform something (a rule, an institution) if he tells you that the thing »
On Shuttle Drivers, Chocolate, and NP-Completeness
I used to regularly take a shuttle from my university campus back to my house. As the students climbed aboard, we would each dutifully nod to »
Understanding Inflammation
In developed countries, some of the most intractable medical problems are not related to infection, but rather inflammation. It’s hard to watch TV and not »
Game Theory: Strategy and Backward Induction
Let’s play a game. I’ll let you go first which I promise will let you win… if you play just right. The game is »
Understanding the Sunk Cost Fallacy
At the beginning of this year, I bought an annual bus pass to get onto my university campus. Halfway through the year, though, I realised that »