There are 142 essays contained in this book. The five-part structure, whose parts I have chosen to call “acts,” is meant to suggest a classical
Author: Homo Stupidus
The Continuum of Life
To see Life, as Darwin did, and as many of his numerous admirers continue to do, only as unceasing competition between different organisms is completely
The Many Things that Chance Cannot Beget: The Hamburger Argument and the Conception Fallacy
There is a widespread belief that, given enough time, chance, or randomness, can produce a very wide range of different possible outcomes, including those, such
Speculative versus Real Growth: How to Reform the Stock Market
There are different kinds of speculative investments, such as real estate, fine artworks, precious metals, stock shares, bonds, derivatives, and other financial investments. Although there
The Imperative Need to Democratize Corporations
There are many large-scale trends that are visible in the history of the modern world. One of these is the slow and difficult rise of
The Inclusive Society: Switching from Selfish Competition to Mutually-Beneficial Cooperation
It is widely believed that the number of jobs is limited, and therefore when some people succeed by acquiring well-paying jobs, or any kind of