I chart the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, as measured by its share of world energy consumption.

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I look at the rise and fall of the British and US empires, measured in terms of their share of world energy consumption.

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Introdução A falência de uma instituição financeira não é, em geral, o produto de um único erro ou de uma circunstância isolada. Trata-se, quase sempre, do acúmulo dinâmico de vulnerabilidades, decisões arriscadas e pressões contextuais que se inter-relacionam ao longo do tempo. No caso do Banco Master, a liquidação extrajudicial anunciada em 2024 não pode ser explicada por um fator único.

Now seems like a good time to talk about fascism. In this post, I use linguistic data to probe the deep origins of fascist thought. And I gaze at the rising tide of fascist sentiment in anglophone writing.

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In this essay, I take a deep dive into the history of American plutocracy and its conspicuously Republican roots.

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I test if the US housing crisis could be solved by taking money from the rich and handing it too the poor. Spoilers ... it would work.

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After a really cool chat over coffee with my friend Catarina and some discussions on the topic of cycles and time series with my friends Emanuella and Patrícia, I thought about writing an article here for this blog and resurrecting it, updating and improving an analysis I did some time ago and published on LinkedIn, which can be accessed through this link: Credit Granting can be used as a proxy for the Financial Cycle, which tends to present a

Modeling Principles Almost all, if not all, applied science is based on the idea of a model. There are problems in the real world, and we would like to create a theory to solve such problems. One of the pillars or the main foundation of quantitative modeling is its effectiveness. But how can a model be effective? By demonstrating that it is simple, reproducible, and applicable in other areas of knowledge.

Houses are getting more expensive. In this post, I look at the reasons why.

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Efficiency isn't a tool for conserving energy --- it's a catalyst for technological sprawl.

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It appears that I've been blogging for five years. Here's some obligatory navel gazing to celebrate.

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