All articles from Overcoming Bias
Why Modern Art
The public has apparently consistently disliked modernist artistic styles in many areas, including architecture:
Our Rationality Future : Quit, All-in, or Bust
Animal brains compute DNA-encoded behavioral strategies, with that DNA chosen by simple natural selection.
Three Value Clumps
I have long posted on studies that try to make sense of how human values differ, and how they have changed over time.
Left And Right As Abstract Non-Conformist Hypocrisy
A small but real part of the variation in the policy positions taken by individuals and organizations is explained by two key factors: an econ and a (social/identity/) culture factor.
Cultural Variety Is Crazy Hard To Fix
Vitalik Buterin (VB) on culture:
What Is Liberal Futarchy?
What measurable outcomes should a futarchy government try to maximize?
A Governance Innovation Crisis
Consider two possible ways culture could be kept adaptive:
A Status Story of Modern Abstraction
Ten days ago I posted on the modern rise and fall of abstraction, focusing more on the most potent changes to our highest most powerful abstractions, ones which often influenced many fields at once.