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Will Power
One of the central ideas developed by the German philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche, Perspectivism, is a philosophy which says that there can be various different conceptual schemes or perspectives towards anything, none of which is more correct that its rivals.
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Letter to the Editor
“Dear Lord, since I am simulating you withing an AI system, should we add a short disclaimer for our readers ?”
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The Entropy Gap
In the vast expanse of our universe, there is a theory that looms over us, like a specter, a harbinger of doom: heat death. According to this hypothesis, the universe will eventually reach a state of equilibrium in which all matter and energy will be perfectly and evenly distributed, rendering any form of life impossible.…
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Risk and Reality
Risk is a fundamental concept in finance that can be difficult to define, yet it is essential for any investment decision. It is often confused with uncertainty. In reality, risk represents the imminent potential for negative outcomes to arise, stemming from the certainty that possibilities will be different from our expectations. Risk is certainty about…
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Mister Nobody’s Shelf Esteem
The road from Patna to Darbhanga is paved with concrete but carved by elements of nature. Every solar year, elemental flood gates open for much longer than game theory should permit. Water seeps through cracks, farmlands, livelihoods, and eventually touches concrete: one grain of sand at a time. Travelling from Patna, it takes three and…
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Causal Slippery Fish
This was supposed to be my birthday blog post on entropy. Tried to perfect this blog draft for eighteen days extra. Much of this delay was caused by generating alternate timelines.
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A Devil’s Wish Granted
“Entropy is the only quantity, other than Time itself which Always increases with Time. It has been argued that time flows the way it does due to the laws of entropy. Some conspiracy theorists suggest that time is nothing but a measure of change in entropy itself.”
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Colorful Dimensions of Time
Time is a fundamental concept that has fascinated us for many millennia. It is a measure of duration between events and is essential to our lives. Over time, we have developed various tools and methods for measuring it. However, there is one method to measure time durations that has received less attention: the use of…