Dealing with Ambiguity
Dealing with ambiguity often occurs when doing things for the first time. The temptation is to make such events clearer than they... Read More
Board War Games Superior to High-tech Simulations
Posted on10 Apr 2014
Tagsalternatives, complexity, computer simulations, computers, creativity, decision-making process, low-tech, military, quantify, rules, The Economist, think outside the box, The Matrix
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Computer games have all but wiped out regular board games. Why then, do American military officials rely more on board games to... Read More
Wildfires, Computer Models and Sophisticated GIGO
Posted on03 Jan 2013
Tagsexperience, wildfires, Michael Behar, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, The Atlantic, quantify, Influence, history, confession, computers, computer simulations, anchoring
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Early on, I learned about GIGO, Garbage In Garbage Out. Translated, if you don’t input good data into the computer don’t expect... Read More
How Reading Fiction Improves Social Skills And More
Posted on24 May 2012
Tagsempathy, military, Maja Djikic, Keith Oatley, Jordan Peterson, Jennifer Tackett, introspection, fiction, experience, Personality, emotions, Dalhousie University, computer simulations, Chris Moore, business planning, busines, what-if scenarios, York University, University of Toronto, social skills, Scientific American, Sara Zoeterman, Raymond Mar, problem solving, planning
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Most see book worms as socially inept. They use fiction as escape. Yet, studies show that reading fiction improves social skills. This... Read More
