Episode 09: Simon's first mover advantage and Mandelbrot's model

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Episode 09: Simon's first mover advantage and Mandelbrot's model

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Episode 10: Mandelbrot's tale of efficient language and more things

Summary:

First up, we explore the very real first mover advantage in Simon's rich-get-richer model that apparently no one noticed for over 60 years. And then we try on on Mandelbrot's optimization argument for efficient language. We'll finish this in the next lecture. Highlander time: Simon versus Mandelbrot. We partake of completely relevant diversions and also pronounce the word leisure in different ways.

Date:

2017/09/26

Duration:

1:13:28

2017/09/26

1:13:28

Lecture:

Tweet:

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— The Vox of PoCS (@pocsvox) October 7, 2017

Extra:

Vital: Colbert punditry-based Quickening here and here.