Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Nota bene: I discuss Adam Smith’s first “dire warning” here. As promised (see here and here), I will now turn to the last part of Adam Smith’s 79-page pamphlet (Part #13, pp. 47-79), Additions and Corrections to the First and … Continue reading →

Earlier this month (6-8 July), I had surveyed Part #11 of Adam Smith’s 1784 pamphlet, Additions and Corrections to the First and Second Editions of Dr. Adam Smith’s Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Smith … Continue reading →

Shout out to my favorite L.A. bookstore, Lost Books (the entrance of which is pictured below), where I found a veritable treasure trove of erudite tomes — listed below in alphabetical order (by author): Nota bene: I will be resuming … Continue reading →

Below are links to some free mathematics textbooks/lecture notes: (hat tips: @pickover, @gemchange_ltd, @LunesDes, and @ParamSiddh)

Bonus link: See also my 2015 paper “Finding Santiago“, where I trace the biographical origins of the legendary protagonist of Ernest Hemingway’s timeless novella The Old Man and the Sea.

Are prediction markets (PMs) immoral or dangerous? What about retrodiction markets? What would Adam Smith or F. A. Hayek say? In alphabetical order (by author), below are some anti-PM links: For further reference, here is an overview of how prediction … Continue reading →

More generally, is “good faith” more like a rule (e.g. a speed limit or “no smoking” sign), or is it more like a standard (e.g. “fair use” or “be careful”)? Or does the meaning of good faith depend on purely … Continue reading →

Evolvable AI or “eAI” refers to artificial intelligence systems that can autonomously create copies of themselves, pass on heritable traits, and undergo some form of natural selection, e.g. random mutation, recombination, and survival of the fittest. Some AI researchers claim … Continue reading →

Is it possible to tame the A.I. beast in higher ed? I am a college professor who sees the handwriting on the wall: it’s only a matter of time before university administrators begin using “A.I. tools” to replace costly faculty. … Continue reading →