Science progresses by naming what matters. Not just measuring more, or modelling faster, but finding the right dimensions to describe a problem, such that explanation, prediction, and intervention become tractable. This act, dimensionalisation, sits at the core of theory formation. Discovery of new dimensions enables new understandings, it is the key to creativity. To dimensionalise (or parameterise) […]

Australia Post to roll out 500 three-wheeled electric vehicles to replace petrol-powered motorbikes before the Christmas rush.

Science progresses by naming what matters. Not just measuring more, or modelling faster, but finding the right dimensions to describe a problem, such that explanation, prediction, and intervention become tractable. This act, dimensionalisation, sits at the core of theory formation. Discovery of new dimensions enables new understandings, it is the key to creativity. To dimensionalise (or parameterise) […]

On Writing with the Machine On Research with the Machine Towards a Theory of Theory Formation All Scientific Knowledge is Heuristic The Art of Dimensionalisation← you are here Science progresses by naming what matters. Not just measuring more, or modelling faster, but finding the right dimensions to describe a problem, such that explanation, prediction, and intervention become tractable. This act, …

A cash-strapped Sydney council would introduce new fees targeting private tutoring sessions in public libraries in a move supporters say would stop the facilities being “overrun″⁣.

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Recently published: Abstract: We introduce Access Surplus as a welfare measure that frames accessibility in a market-like form: the inverse cumulative cost to reach the next opportunity is the ‘supply,’ and the willingness to pay for one more choice is the ‘demand.’ The area where demand exceeds supply, up to a natural stop point, is […]

Series index: A heuristic is a rule-of-thumb or disciplined shortcut that guides reasoning, decision-making, or discovery under uncertainty. By ignoring some variables to make others tractable, heuristics turn overwhelming complexity into workable problems. In science, this is not a drawback, it is the method itself (Box and Draper 1987). Models, measurements, and optimisations rely on […]

Recently published: Abstract: We introduce Access Surplus as a welfare measure that frames accessibility in a market-like form: the inverse cumulative cost to reach the next opportunity is the ‘supply,’ and the willingness to pay for one more choice is the ‘demand.’ The area where demand exceeds supply, up to a natural stop point, is […]

Recently published: Levinson, David, and Isaac Mann (2025) “Access Surplus: Valuing Accessibility by Integrating Opportunity Supply and Willingness to Pay.” Findings, October. [doi] Abstract: We introduce Access Surplus as a welfare measure that frames accessibility in a market-like form: the inverse cumulative cost to reach the next opportunity is the ‘supply,’ and the willingness to pay for one more choice is the ‘demand.’ The area where demand exceeds supply, up to a natural stop point, is Access Surplus . The metric avoids arbitrary cut-offs, is additive over residents, links clearly to project effects, and stays transparent when only origin–destination times and counts are available.

Series index: A heuristic is a rule-of-thumb or disciplined shortcut that guides reasoning, decision-making, or discovery under uncertainty. By ignoring some variables to make others tractable, heuristics turn overwhelming complexity into workable problems. In science, this is not a drawback, it is the method itself (Box and Draper 1987). Models, measurements, and optimisations rely on […]

Series index: On Writing with the Machine On Research with the Machine Towards a Theory of Theory Formation All Scientific Knowledge is Heuristic ← you are here A heuristic is a rule-of-thumb or disciplined shortcut that guides reasoning, decision-making, or discovery under uncertainty. By ignoring some variables to make others tractable, heuristics turn overwhelming complexity into workable problems. In science, this is not a drawback, it is the method itself (Box and Draper 1987).

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