Magic and Strategic Kryptonite
The revelation principle of mechanism design is an amazing piece of work. It feels like magic to me, a kind of magic, I cannot perform.
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NOT NORMAL
A random collection of back-of-the-envelope calculations, short stories, half-baked theories, bad poems, and more.
Many of these relate to the idea of normalcy, what it entails, and what it does not.
We are fortunate to live in a time where right and wrong, traditions, and norms are being renegotiated.
Yet, only through exploring what is normal can we experience the depths of the clash.
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Don't Expect People to be Exceptional
How often do you feel people need you to be exceptionally great? It's tiring, no? Here I equate exceptionally to luck and give some thoughts
A Lost Month
During the last year, we have direct evidence that four million people have died while infected with the SARS COV2 virus. This is a lot...
Implausible SDG Solutions are Better Than None at All
Climate change, hunger, poverty, and inequality are very hard problems to solve and their solutions suck. But what can we do? Sit and wail?
Cathedrals of Trade, Science, and Sports
Religion encompasses every aspect of our life. In this post, I present different types of religions and their architectural monuments.
Knowledge as Not Yet Falsified Falsifiable Beliefs
One can have knowledge that is false, right? Philosophers say no, scientists laugh in disbelief. Rephrasing of: https://youtu.be/gzPF9VajS
Inequality, Structure, and Temperature
The 2nd law of thermodynamic explains that as a whole the universe becomes less structured with time. We see the opposite in society. Why?
Winnie-the-Pooh is Pura Vida
Costa Rica is the land of Pura Vida. Germany the land of Verantwortung. As national of one and resident of the other I discuss some tensions
Mediocrity Principle
As we grow up we learned biased ideas that we assume are normal. This is the mediocrity principle a foundation of science.
Not Caring About Millionaires
It is easy to care for the lives of celebrities. But as we do we forget to care for our lives and the lives of people who really suffer.
The Contingent Leader
Where I argue that leaders are neither born nor chosen, they emerge from situations that require them.
Home as a Migrant
Home is always hard to define as a migrant. Here I discuss how the meaning of home has changed for me in the past.
Today I got my vaccine
Today I got my vaccine and ravel on the ingenuity of the human experiment. Tomorrow, I hope I will remember the pain.
New Venture M.Sc.
An idea about pushing entrepreneurship education forward. Note that I am no entrepreneurship scholar.
Normal, Not-normal, and Significantly-different
The word normal is loaded with meaning. I use it a lot in this blog and here I try to disambiguate who I use this word.
The Privilege of Rejecting You
Someone forgot to invite you to an event you would hate to attend. You are angry but you do not why. They took your PORY, that's why.
Almost Legally Racists Institutions
Racism exists at different levels. Here I discuss a couple and my personal views on them.
We are a Quiet Bunch
A short fictional story on the life of a survivor of a world plagued with one pandemic after the other.
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