What kind of crowd are we now seeing? The 5 surprises in this pandemic.
There are 5 aspects of the covid-19 pandemic I really did not see coming, all pointing to a phenomenon that European sociologists of a century...
Covid Humour to lighten the load
If you, like me, believe our collective hysteria is needlessly causing the world tens of millions of deaths and enormous unhappiness, you surely need a...
Covid strategies for Australia: herd immunity or quarantine land?
Let’s talk about some of the covid policy options facing Australia in the coming months and years. It seems to me we can either grasp...
On Corona/Covid-19, herd immunity and WELLBY tradeoffs: key predictions and numbers
[in progress: will add more references, links and latest numbers when I get the time] In this note, I want to deal with three related...
6 post-Corona Institutional questions
The mass hysteria of the corona crisis is raging, with the resulting self-isolation of whole economies and populations. The loss seems greater with every new...
It is 1984. A message from London.
People shuffling in the street, afraid to look others in the eye, get close, and be accused. Fear as a silent ghost hovering above the...
The Corona Dilemma.
Consider the shown picture where you are the decision maker who can pull the lever of the train tracks to avoid the coming train from...