The Literate Caveman
The Literate Caveman is a podcast that explores the idea that humans have already figured a lot of things out- but at some point we got very inefficient at passing the torch from one generation to the next. If we insist on continually reinventing the wheel we will just end up spinning that same wheel around and around and each following generation will feel really special about themselves because they spin the wheel their own special way. Examining knowledge gained from others failures and successes shortens our own learning curve. To that purpose, this podcast mostly focuses on books that have been published for a while, and most of the time will not delve into current events. There are plans to review some recently published books- but it is high time we nailed down some principles previous generations have learned the hard way and stop making needless mistakes.
The Literate Caveman
The Logic of Failure | Exponential growth, and Some thoughts on how people have a hard time predicting changes over time
Exponential growth happens when a variable is multiplied by a specific amount over a period of time. This is much different than linear growth, but the two are often confused. In the Logic of Failure, author Dietrich Dorner uses the idea of exponential growth to discuss how people have a challenging time predicting and tracking change within complex systems over time.