Top Stories published by Desiderium Sciendi in August of 2015

Can the mind be used as a metaphor for government?

Friedrich Schelling coined the term the unconscious mind in the 18th century . To quote wikipedia:

The unconscious mind consists of the processes in the mind that occur automatically and are not available to…

My thoughts on being #OfTheGovernment

So, by now everyone knows that Mike Bracken is leaving GDS to do great work with the Co-operative Group after leading us to saving £1.7bn in government spending. A few others have also decided that now is a good time to move on to pastures new. Stephen…


Risk analysis in state decisions about individuals

One of my favorite quotes is (falsely) attributed to Winston Churchill.

If you’re not a liberal when you’re 25, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative by the time you’re 35, you have no brain.

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