Prices, Dreams, and the Bayesian Brain
Markets and dreams do the same job. They are error-correction loops in a predictive system that cannot see the whole, and they fail in the same way when suppressed.
Suhas Kashyap
A bricolage of musings on science, philosophy, dharma, economics and beauty.
Theme
Long-form essays on epistemology, error, and the shape of good disagreement.
15 essays · about 105 min of reading
Markets and dreams do the same job. They are error-correction loops in a predictive system that cannot see the whole, and they fail in the same way when suppressed.
What Sanskrit, metabolism, and markets reveal about reductionism's deepest error.
The good(?), the bad and the ugly side of errors
How unprecedented are the times we are living in?
The power of systems of education and it's limits
If you are willing to let go, if you are ready to sacrifice, you can let your old ideas die. And not you.
How post-viral illnesses are a blindspot for the medical establishment and which side of history will you be on?
How to identify issues in society and how can you make a difference
How to look at trade-offs while making decisions in life or at work?
Why the best predictor to well-being is not optimism
What can we learn from jellyfish, fungi, and Will Smith on how to avoid making costly mistakes ?
Can emotions be overridden by rationality?
How do we pull ourselves out of mistakes, no matter how long we’ve made them for?