Brian Klaas

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.

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.

And that is, of course, one of the reasons why the Navy is so important to British history. And then once you develop naval superpowers in the sort of British Empire, you need a lot of trees because you need to build the ships. And so what happens during this period as the Navy rises in Britain is that they basically decimate a lot of the old forest trees.

And that is, of course, one of the reasons why the Navy is so important to British history. And then once you develop naval superpowers in the sort of British Empire, you need a lot of trees because you need to build the ships. And so what happens during this period as the Navy rises in Britain is that they basically decimate a lot of the old forest trees.

And that is, of course, one of the reasons why the Navy is so important to British history. And then once you develop naval superpowers in the sort of British Empire, you need a lot of trees because you need to build the ships. And so what happens during this period as the Navy rises in Britain is that they basically decimate a lot of the old forest trees.

And they just, you know, there's this voracious desire for tall timber. And so the British landscape is forever changed. I mean, there's still remnants that you can see in terms of how different and deforested it is because the Royal Navy in the 18th century took in an estimated 1.2 million trees down in order to build these ships. So there's this sort of unmet demand for

And they just, you know, there's this voracious desire for tall timber. And so the British landscape is forever changed. I mean, there's still remnants that you can see in terms of how different and deforested it is because the Royal Navy in the 18th century took in an estimated 1.2 million trees down in order to build these ships. So there's this sort of unmet demand for

And they just, you know, there's this voracious desire for tall timber. And so the British landscape is forever changed. I mean, there's still remnants that you can see in terms of how different and deforested it is because the Royal Navy in the 18th century took in an estimated 1.2 million trees down in order to build these ships. So there's this sort of unmet demand for

And all of a sudden, people realize the answer is America. And they think, okay, we've got this huge continent, these enormous what they call cloud-kissing pines in places like Connecticut. And so, you know, the settlers began to cut these trees down because, of course, they're really good for building houses. But the king wants them to build ships.

And all of a sudden, people realize the answer is America. And they think, okay, we've got this huge continent, these enormous what they call cloud-kissing pines in places like Connecticut. And so, you know, the settlers began to cut these trees down because, of course, they're really good for building houses. But the king wants them to build ships.