In a previous edition, we touched on why systems problems cannot be solved by rational reasoning alone. Let’s explore with examples. In 1967, Romania decided to reverse its population decline by making abortions illegal. It seemed to have the desired effect: the birth rate tripled. Yet, the birth rate not just crawled back to its... Continue Reading →
How PV Narasimha Rao transformed India
I pay my tributes to the statesman par excellence who successfully pulled India back from the brink.
Nonlinearity at Work
System problems are “rooted in the internal structure of complex systems.” They are, “undesirable behaviors characteristic of the system structures that produce them.”
Can AI replace artists?
Commercial considerations aside, what do artists have against AI?
Musings by Madhav 