Be Aristotelian, Not Platonic
An idea key to science and successful life — and good education — happens from about 1:24 to 1:56, in this video excerpt from the …
Economics
Math in Land Management
Allan Savory makes use of math in his work in land management, using, for example, the sigmoid function. He talks about his work (but not …
Happy Belated Birthday, Andrew Carnegie!
Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835. In “Carnegie, an Intellectual Capitalist,” Scott Holleran says: On his first job as a young teenager, Carnegie …
Writing and Debating: Fundamental Issues of Government and Politics
On WYNC.org, they say “starting March 10, WNYC’s Brian Lehrer will be moderating First Principles, a series of three debates on the moral underpinnings of …
Induction, Economics and More
In the Introduction to A Treatise on Political Economy the author, Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832), makes some insightful comments on all science: I.1 A SCIENCE only …
The Economics of Prices
The video “How the Price System Works,” in the series of videos in which professors of economics discuss chapters from Henry Hazlitt‘s Economics in One …
“Economics in One Lesson” by Henry Hazlitt
In any study of economics, Economics in One Lesson is a must-read and an important part. You can buy copies on Abebooks.com. The book is …
A Semi-Hunter-Gatherer Breakfast
Hunter-Gatherers didn’t have cheese or sausage, but it’s good stuff. The picture was taken with my cell phone, so the color is a bit washed …