PODCAST · science
Modeling
by Inception Point AI
Host Nick Ledger explores how humans create simplified versions of reality and stake everything on them. From burrito economics to brain biases, discover why every model is wrong, what assumptions lurk inside, and how to use them wisely without getting burned. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.
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Modeling - Discover the art of presence with Nick Ledger
Join host Nick Ledger as he explores why every model ever built is technically wrong but useful. Discover how smart people create simplified versions of reality and make high-stakes decisions, from burrito economics to why your brain misleads you. Embrace being usefully wrong. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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Modeling - Your Brain Is a Bad Economist (And That's the Point)
Join host Nick Ledger as he explores why your brain constructs flawed models of reality—and why that's brilliant design. Drawing on cognitive science and behavioral economics, Nick reveals how mental shortcuts like confirmation bias and loss aversion shape your decisions without you realizing it. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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Modeling - When the Map Eats the City: How Hidden Assumptions Blow Up Models
Nick Ledger examines invisible assumptions in financial models, from rational actor theory to normal distributions, exploring catastrophic failures like LTCM's 1998 collapse and 2008 crisis. Learn why making hidden assumptions explicit is the only defense against models that fail when reality doesn't cooperate. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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Modeling - The Burrito Index and the Art of Being Usefully Wrong
Host Nick Ledger explores George Box's principle "all models are wrong, but some are useful" through economics, statistics, and the Burrito Index. From Wall Street's 2008 crisis to dating algorithms, discover why simplified models often outperform complex ones and why embracing useful wrongness beats perfect accuracy. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Host Nick Ledger explores how humans create simplified versions of reality and stake everything on them. From burrito economics to brain biases, discover why every model is wrong, what assumptions lurk inside, and how to use them wisely without getting burned. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.
HOSTED BY
Inception Point AI
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Host Nick Ledger explores how humans create simplified versions of reality and stake everything on them. From burrito economics to brain biases, discover why every model is wrong, what assumptions lurk inside, and how to use them wisely without getting burned. For more content like this, visit...
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