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Sunday, April 16, 2017

Einstein

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via The Atlantic.

5 comments:

  1. Godwin's Law proves true again. IMHO decisions on how to deal with current political matters shouldn't be based on the Nazis. Hitler was a unique threat.

    Cheers

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  2. Isn't climate change a unique threat? I'd heard that it was a "wicked problem", which by definition is essentially unique.

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  3. Yes, it is a "wicked problem", according to Dr. Curry, who says a "wicked problem" has these characteristics:

    1. The problem is not understood until after the formulation of a solution.
    2. Wicked problems have no stopping rule.
    3. Solutions to wicked problems are not right or wrong.
    4. Every wicked problem is essentially novel and unique.
    5. Every solution to a wicked problem is a “one shot operation.”
    5. Wicked problems have no given alternative solutions.

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  4. As usual for her these days, Curry's list is wrong.

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  5. I see from wikipedia that Dr. Curry's description of "wicked problem" should actually be credited to Jeffrey Conklin.

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