Entrepreneurs make a mistake: They often think of decisions as binary, where one answer is definitely right and the other is definitely wrong. Astrophysicist Saul Perlmutter says there's a better way to approach decisions — and it's with "probabilistic thinking," a concept that's familiar to scientists but less so to businesspeople. Today, he explains. Saul ... Show More
Aug 2024
How to Make Better Decisions, According to Science
Entrepreneurs make a mistake: They often think of decisions as binary, where one answer is definitely right and the other is definitely wrong. Astrophysicist Saul Perlmutter says there's a better way to approach decisions — and it's with "probabilistic thinking," a concept that's ... Show More
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How to Bring More Rigor to Your Long-Term Thinking
Amid great economic, political, and technological change, it can feel impossible to predict what might happen next. Nick Foster, a futurist and designer who has worked at Google X, Sony, and elsewhere, says that most of us struggle because we tend to fall into one pattern of thin ... Show More
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<p><a href="https://philipgoffphilosophy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Philip Goff</strong></a><strong> </strong>is a professor of philosophy at Durham University. His main research focus is consciousness, but he is interested in many questions about the ... Show More
