Corporate Technologies and the Tech Nirvana Fallacy

The Nirvana Fallacy Revisited—Posner

I recall hearing when I first came to the University of Chicago in 1969 the expression “Nirvana Fallacy,” used to describe the belief then dominant in the economics profession that market failures could and should be rectified by government intervention, assumed to be apolitical and effectively costless. The belief was unsound; government failure is commonplace, partly because of politics, part...

Manager - The Decline and Fall of High-Tech Corporate Culture

M y friends hate their jobs. No, these aren't my flaky friends who are never happy with the circumstances of their lives. These are the solid citizens, always looking for how to do their work better and live happier lives. Still, without exception, they report being unhappy in their jobs. Spurred by this universal dislike or even hatred of their jobs, many people in software development and tes...

The “banzhaf Fallacy” Fallacy

Tech Mining: Exploiting New Technologies for Competitive Advantage

Benzodiazepines in Schizophrenia: Nemesis or Nirvana?

Contrariwise, BDZs help acute agitation in schizophrenia safely, especially if given concomitantly with an antipsychotic (commonly haloperidol) with the exception of olanzapine/clozapine for a theoretical risk of cardiopulmonary collapse. It secures fragmented sleep, a common relapse signature. It combats anxiety, a core symptom domain in schizophrenia that is often under‐recognized and under‐t...