Conservation Of Entropy

May 16, 2019 – 1:41 pm
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Conservation of Entropy

I note two related items in the media today: one is this story, about introducing a new “adversity score” to the Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the other is this essay, by Heather Mac Donald, about the poor performance of “diversity hires” in elite law-firms. The link between them, is, of course, an unfortunate truth, previously […]

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Conservation Of Entropy, Part 2

May 21, 2019 – 11:57 pm
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Conservation of Entropy

Is it possible to balance order and entropy in complex societies while maintaining vitality and avoiding sclerosis and stasis? If we look at societies as living systems, they must maintain a dynamic, not static, equilibrium: to sustain life, energy must flow through them without disturbing the complex balance of internal parts and subsystems. They must […]

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