Brian Klaas

So that aspect of interconnection is really important to the book, the sort of ripple effects of our actions and the sort of unforeseeable consequences of small behavioral changes and so on. And then I try to argue why we pretend otherwise, right? Why our brains have basically evolved to draw in neat and tidy stories about how the world works.

So that aspect of interconnection is really important to the book, the sort of ripple effects of our actions and the sort of unforeseeable consequences of small behavioral changes and so on. And then I try to argue why we pretend otherwise, right? Why our brains have basically evolved to draw in neat and tidy stories about how the world works.

So that aspect of interconnection is really important to the book, the sort of ripple effects of our actions and the sort of unforeseeable consequences of small behavioral changes and so on. And then I try to argue why we pretend otherwise, right? Why our brains have basically evolved to draw in neat and tidy stories about how the world works.

And of course, you know, it would be really boring and annoying to read history books that don't have a narrative because our brain has evolved to crave it. So, like, what would you do? You know, the story of World War Two and it's just a list of facts. You need to stitch them together.

And of course, you know, it would be really boring and annoying to read history books that don't have a narrative because our brain has evolved to crave it. So, like, what would you do? You know, the story of World War Two and it's just a list of facts. You need to stitch them together.

And of course, you know, it would be really boring and annoying to read history books that don't have a narrative because our brain has evolved to crave it. So, like, what would you do? You know, the story of World War Two and it's just a list of facts. You need to stitch them together.

But I think that even though that's the way we make sense of the world and it's the way we make sense of history, I think it's important for us to understand that. That it's a bias, right? It's called narrative bias. And it's something where we misunderstand the world if we overly clean up the sort of details of history and make them fit into these sort of neat and tidy boxes.

But I think that even though that's the way we make sense of the world and it's the way we make sense of history, I think it's important for us to understand that. That it's a bias, right? It's called narrative bias. And it's something where we misunderstand the world if we overly clean up the sort of details of history and make them fit into these sort of neat and tidy boxes.

But I think that even though that's the way we make sense of the world and it's the way we make sense of history, I think it's important for us to understand that. That it's a bias, right? It's called narrative bias. And it's something where we misunderstand the world if we overly clean up the sort of details of history and make them fit into these sort of neat and tidy boxes.

And then there's sort of the philosophy of this, right? The sort of questions about how much can we know about the world? How much can we forecast the future? If history pivots on the tiny details, maybe this is one of the reasons why the 21st century has been a series of calamities that have sort of blindsided us.

And then there's sort of the philosophy of this, right? The sort of questions about how much can we know about the world? How much can we forecast the future? If history pivots on the tiny details, maybe this is one of the reasons why the 21st century has been a series of calamities that have sort of blindsided us.

And then there's sort of the philosophy of this, right? The sort of questions about how much can we know about the world? How much can we forecast the future? If history pivots on the tiny details, maybe this is one of the reasons why the 21st century has been a series of calamities that have sort of blindsided us.

Because we like to pretend that we know what's happening and we know the cause and effect relationships, but if the tiny little details are changing the world... then in some ways it's going to be impossible to forecast the future.

Because we like to pretend that we know what's happening and we know the cause and effect relationships, but if the tiny little details are changing the world... then in some ways it's going to be impossible to forecast the future.

Because we like to pretend that we know what's happening and we know the cause and effect relationships, but if the tiny little details are changing the world... then in some ways it's going to be impossible to forecast the future.

And that's something that I think flies in the face of some of the hubris we have around things like AI and so on, where people imagine, oh, we're just one data model away from knowing what's coming next. And I basically argue that that's not true.

And that's something that I think flies in the face of some of the hubris we have around things like AI and so on, where people imagine, oh, we're just one data model away from knowing what's coming next. And I basically argue that that's not true.

And that's something that I think flies in the face of some of the hubris we have around things like AI and so on, where people imagine, oh, we're just one data model away from knowing what's coming next. And I basically argue that that's not true.

Yeah, it does. And it depends how far you go back, right? Because there's sort of there's this period where Britain is not always an island. I mean, it eventually becomes an island 8000 years ago when this landslide in Norway created a tsunami that permanently cut off, or at least up until now, cut off Britain completely and made it an island.

Yeah, it does. And it depends how far you go back, right? Because there's sort of there's this period where Britain is not always an island. I mean, it eventually becomes an island 8000 years ago when this landslide in Norway created a tsunami that permanently cut off, or at least up until now, cut off Britain completely and made it an island.