I discuss biophysical constraints on our ability to cope with the current pandemic.

Economics from the Top Down is 1 year old

I recount the difficult lives of a few revolutionary scientists. And I discuss some career tips for doing revolutionary science in a hostile world.

Sometimes scientists fall victim to a base human instinct — the need to conform. When they do, we need revolutionary scientists to put science back on track.

This site is now reader supported.

Politics determine government size, right? Yes and no. I show here that there’s more to government size than just politics.

Governments are different than firms, right? Maybe not. When it comes to size, governments behave like they’re just another firm.

When it comes to income, economists ask the wrong question. So they get the wrong answer.

It’s a perennial problem in science. How do you know when someone’s a crank?

I use the Ontario Sunshine List to shed light on how income grows with hierarchical rank.