Jim BolandDoes the Historical European royalty portend the downfall of AI?What do the historical European royal families, endangered animal species and bootleg movies on VCR tapes have in common? And what danger…2 min read·Nov 21, 2023----
Jim BolandTarget inflation rates(and walking to school, 10 miles uphill both ways, in the snow)4 min read·Nov 21, 2023----
Jim BolandInflation, Damned Inflation and StatisticsIt’s hard to turn on a TV or open a newspaper these days, without hearing the blaring reports on the latest inflation news. We are…5 min read·Nov 21, 2023----
Jim BolandGödel, Euclid and Kellyanne Conway (or: “A Mathematical Proof that it’s pointless to try to argue…Douglas Hofstadter, in 1979, wrote a seminal book — “Gödel, Escher and Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid” — that explored themes of how…5 min read·Nov 21, 2023----