Articles
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Using Complexity to Forecast amid a Crisis
keyed from an article by Jim Rickards Introductory comment by Dean LeBaron: Discussing complexity is easy, almost self-evident, called core research by its advocates. It can extend for decades without solving a single application except, perhaps, by ch... | 29 April 2020
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Flying to Boston on our plane
Swiss electronics guru Christof Gmuer boarding our "small" plane, N111VR to Boston.... | 17 June 2019
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A Very Sad Notice
Emily Jane LeBaron - formerly Emily Schacht, my first wife, mother of Blake and Stacy - died suddenly on Friday, May 3, in her home at Maplewood in Weston, Massachusetts. She will be sorely missed. Emily relished sports - from skating to golf and tenni... | 4 May 2019
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David Gill’s Washington Fost Obitrary
GILL DAVID BERTRAM GILL Born 1926 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, passed away on February 23, 2019 at home in Easton, MD surrounded by family. David leaves behind his wife, Lena; his children Christopher, Sarah, Melissa and their spouses Alison Hall, Paul H... | 3 May 2019
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September 1960 Harvard Business School class notes.
After a lifetime attempting to anticipate global investment, I have now decided we left the long positive wave that ensued since the Battle of Midway, benefiting the scarce few like us, and entered the choppy, VIX-sensitive grope for what's next for our g... | 17 April 2019
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One pilot’s reaction to flying the Piaggio P-180
This aircraft is the Ferrari of the Sky...take it from the Maranello racing team and the Ferrari’s Drivers, who said: "the 180 Avanti II has not any competitors in terms of speed, performance, and style in the turboprop executive aircraft market." It ca... | 16 April 2019
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Great work by Carlos
I take pride in the work that Carlos does as editor, ably following the founding editor, the late Gottfried Mayer. And I'll accept a bit of applause for organizing this magazine dedicated decades ago to promoting practical applications of complexity to t... | 13 March 2019
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Toasting the New Year
Toasting the New Year at the Inaugural gathering around the LeBaron Bell at the Hedge House, Plymouth, MA. at the moment of the new year at Plymouth, England. The beginning of an annual tradition.... | 10 January 2019
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Christmas gift from Fareed Zakaria and the Washington Post
While we contemplate the federal tax reform/cut measure and its priorities, I suggest we follow Fareed Zakaria's caution. Clearly I have agreed for the past year that it furthers the Mercer/Bannon promise. It is yet one more element pulling apart the... | 18 December 2017
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IRMA AIMING FOR CASEY KEY…
RE: IRMA as a likely direct hit on Casey Key at a full moon, high tide = storm surge across the barrier island. Donna and I are in NH but the two new houses are at risk. The pan cam from the tower will go dark when FL power cuts electricity to the island... | 9 September 2017