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#55 Scott Page: Becoming a Model Thinker

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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Are Models a Way of Surfacing Assumptions?

David Frum says models are not just a way of surfacing assumptions. They force you to get the logic right, and then rethink your model if it isn't. He thinks there is a huge shift toward empirical research in economic political science. But he argues that this can lead to problems with how we run our institutions.

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