John Maskell has been a member of CACOR since the mid-1990s when he was finishing a PhD at the University of Waterloo. His research concerned the pragmatic dimensions of the […]
Every attempt to manage academia makes it worse
Management by measurement in all domains, inevitably leads to side-effects at best and antithetical results at worst. The problem is a well-known one, and indeed one we have discussed […]
Why Complexity is Different
A short interesting exploration of Complexity A better framework for understanding values and living systems. Yaneer Bar-Yam – Complex systems scientist studying social and economic systems, president of the New England Complex […]
The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine
It’s not post Truth – It’s Politics as Marketing – A Must Read – for people concerned with honest elections and politics “This is a propaganda machine. It’s targeting people […]