Energy and complexity (Philosophy of Complexity II)

A brief note today, about something to look into more. Could the energy consumption of a civilization be a measure of its complexity? If so, we could easily say that our civilization is becoming more and more complex - since we are consuming more energy all the time. There is something intriguing about this measure… Fortsätt läsa Energy and complexity (Philosophy of Complexity II)

Progress and complexity (Philosophy of Complexity I)

I have heard it said, and have argued myself, that complexity is increasing in our societies, and that evolution leads to increasing complexity. I have also known that this is an imprecise statement that needs some examination - or a lot of examination - in order to understand exactly how it can be corroborated or… Fortsätt läsa Progress and complexity (Philosophy of Complexity I)

A good, but skeptical, note on Sandboxes

The idea of regulatory sandboxes is getting more traction as the legislator is trying to grapple with regulating new technology while still allowing it to develop in unexpected ways. These sandboxes present a number of problems (i.a. how do you graduate from them?), but are worth thinking about. This is a useful piece with criticism… Fortsätt läsa A good, but skeptical, note on Sandboxes

Återinfektion

Financial Times rapporterar i dag om ett fall av återinfektion i Covid-19 som upptäckts i USA. Dessa fall är fortfarande mycket sällsynta, men det som oroar är att den 25-årige man som återinfekterades blev mycket mer sjuk vid den andra infektionen. En otäck möjlighet presenterar sig därmed: att infektion inte ger immunitet, utan något som… Fortsätt läsa Återinfektion