Playing with Worlds
If we must play with toy worlds to see if we can mimic the “natural condition” of Hobbes, it is good to see whether our… Read More »Playing with Worlds
Network approach
More is Different
In 1993, Mr Sum witnessed how the internet turned the world upside down. This happened in the period from 1980, when he as an individual… Read More »More is Different
What’s it about?
Elsewhere it says: Mister Node may be right in assuming that taking measures against the spread of the COVID-19 virus often results in a move… Read More »What’s it about?
Two types of networks
Networks are strange things, Mr. Node thought. It seems like there are two types of them. One for forest fires and one for logistics. The… Read More »Two types of networks
A world filled with jurisdictions
Anyone who wants to create a toy world that can be used to simulate how regulations work and are developed internationally needs at least a… Read More »A world filled with jurisdictions
Reconstruction
I repeat: my name is Nobody, I am a virus and I infected 3 people in Wuhan on January 4. Around April 3 in Oegstgeest,… Read More »Reconstruction
Impulses and so on
Understanding has to do with the abilities to recognize patterns, to describe them and to reason with them. Evolution is about resilience, not truth. Resilience… Read More »Impulses and so on
Mathematical and algorithmic models
Anyone who wants to show how forces work in inanimate nature gets a long way by assuming that laws are universal and unchanging. This assumption… Read More »Mathematical and algorithmic models
March 14, Oegstgeest
It is March 14. Corona (COVID-19) has reached Oegstgeest and infected two villagers. We, in our 70s with problems, prefer house arrest with the acceptance… Read More »March 14, Oegstgeest
Meshes: wheels, trees, buses and clusters
One way to look at the jumble of posts in this blog is like a messy network: a group of observations and insights (the nodes)… Read More »Meshes: wheels, trees, buses and clusters