James Lyons WalshA Note on Humanity’s Age-old Struggle to Keep Its Population Near Equilibrium ValueTo me, a central function of religion is to smooth out boom-and-bust population cycles. Human sacrifice in ancient times is an obvious…Mar 26Mar 26
James Lyons WalshSaint Rose, Complex Systems, and Kelsey GrammarAs a person trained in complex systems science who has been trying to communicate insights from the field that might alert more people to…Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2023
James Lyons WalshTrouble Drawing Obvious Conclusions in Gaza, as in Quantum MechanicsTo gain political and economic advantage, we adopt simplistic beliefs that obscure reality. Consequently, we can’t think straight about war…Dec 12, 2023Dec 12, 2023
James Lyons WalshThe Wedding Banquet and the TalentsTo me, the meaning of the Parable of the Talents or Bags of Gold is clear, but I’ve never heard anyone explain it the way I understand it…Nov 19, 2023Nov 19, 2023
James Lyons WalshNumbers and Ted Koppel’s Pretty HeadYesterday, the Albany (NY, USA) Times Union published my essay “Math anxiety is killing us.” This has me thinking about the harms done by…Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 2023
James Lyons WalshA Change in Attitude Could Save UsAs I write this, it’s Independence Day in the United States. Eight years remain to follow the advice of the IPCC by cutting greenhouse gas…Jul 10, 2022Jul 10, 2022
James Lyons WalshFact Counseling and Opposite AdagesSometimes facts are worth more than advice, and no one should give the same advice every time to everyone.Jul 8, 20221Jul 8, 20221
James Lyons WalshHave Some Fun with a Physicist, Part 2The second question you might ask a physicist at a party is, “Since physicists say that a photon never experiences the passage of time, why…Jun 30, 2022Jun 30, 2022
James Lyons WalshHave Some Fun with a Physicist, Part ITo me, quantum mechanics is much simpler to understand than it’s reputed to be. Here is the first of three points that I think are…Jun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022
James Lyons WalshTo Understand the Ending of The Sopranos, Watch MonsterI love sensing a dialogue between artists carried out through their works. Whether this dialogue existed explicitly in the minds of the…Jun 5, 2022Jun 5, 2022