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Zander Nethercutt

San Rafael, CA | Kenyon College | Chicago, IL

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Category: economics

Evolutionary Biology is the Key to Solving Climate Change

The age-old, reproductively-driven quest for status explains why efforts to combat climate change have failed. It also illustrates a path forward. … More

climate change, evolution, fisherian runaway, tesla

We’re Optimizing Ourselves to Death

Burnout is the inevitable result of our endlessly accelerating pace of life Author’s Note: I’ve recently partnered with Project DigInThere, an … More

burnout, Millennials, nash equilibrium, prisoner's dilemma

Evolution Has Already Approved of Everything You’ll Do Tomorrow

Darwin’s theories illustrate the improbability of the present and the unknowability of the future “Each and every one of us has … More

approval, darwin, evolution, natural selection

The Market Is Catching Up to You

From soccer to Chipotle, everything we do is shaped by economics The FIFA World Cup, and specifically the penalty-kick-heavy match … More

economics, FIFA, nash equilibrium, signaling, Soccer, World Cup

The End of Authenticity  

A tourist in search of something increasingly hard to find. Since being in Amsterdam, I’ve felt out of place, which must … More

authenticity, instagram, social media, Travel

An Economy of Desire

What economic theory says about the internet’s effect on society “Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley … More

economics, Facebook, Internet, Netflix, Tech, technology

A Week in the Land of a Thousand Hills

And the beauty of Rwanda and its people. The shock that came upon arrival to Rwanda — the land of a thousand … More

Africa, Development, Rwanda

Myths Gave Way To Climate Change

They may also help us solve it. “When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the … More

consumption, misconsumption, overconsumption

We Cannot Amuse Ourselves to Death

And that is far more worrying than the idea that we could. “Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain … More

augmented reality, consumption, economics, growth, virtual reality

The Potency of Purpose

“Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency … More

Basic Income, economics, future, society, Tech

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