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Decoherence Without the Mysticism
An unromantic guide to why quantum effects don't survive at human scales, and why that's the most interesting fact in physics, not the least.
Jim Simons and the Math of the Present State
Renaissance Technologies and the manifestation literature run the same mathematical object on different inputs. Change the hidden state, the emissions follow.
The Small Portfolio Manifesto
Diversification is the posture of absent conviction. The small concentrated portfolio is what belief looks like with nowhere to hide. The math of the pig.
Devil's Advocate: Astrology Might Be Real
Astrology may be real as symbolic language, not deterministic prediction. Scripture, the church calendar, and precession all converge on the same case.
Compounding Attention: The Matthew Effect
Attention compounds at exponential rates in both directions. What gets attended to strengthens; what does not, fades. The math is unforgiving either way.