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Model thinking (https://www.coursera.org/learn/model-thinking https://www.coursera.org/learn/model-thinking) Taught by Prof. Scott E. Page, teaches about model
by MadSudaca 9y ago
Model thinking (https://www.coursera.org/learn/model-thinking https://www.coursera.org/learn/model-thinking)
Taught by Prof. Scott E. Page, teaches about models in several fields and how they're used to aid thinking about complex issues by careful design and usage.
A couple of insights: all models are wrong but some are useful. Having many models about a situation to help your thinking is better than having only one, and much better than none. Complex models are not necessarily better than simple ones.
- Sohakes 9y agoI love this one. Saw it when it launched and it frequently helps me see through some situations. Some models explains why, despite best intentions, things go awry sometimes. Sometimes things are terrible not because people are terrible, but because everything interact in ways that are difficult to understand and predict.
- thelittlenag 9y agoAbsolutely, this was one of the better courses I've taken. My only wish would be to have the course expand and include models from says physics or chemistry, just so that students could get a feel for how both quantitative and qualitative models can both be useful.