The thinking of systems Sometimes in the 1970s, an idea caught fire in the US. It originated in an essay published in 1970 by Milton Friedman, “A Friedman Doctrine”. By the end of the decade, this became the defining mantra in most North American business schools. By the end of the following decade, it had become ingrained in the stock market. By the end of the century, it became the foundational principle of the industry that I work in. ...
One of my side projects is maintaining a really cool resource: Fishes of Georgia. It’s a directory of all of the known fish species that are in Georgia waters, both fresh and salt. The work was compiled at the University of Georgia by Dr. Bud Freeman, who for the longest time was the chair of Ichthyology there. Go check the site out. It’s a wonderful resource. Now - we’re working on updating some of the data, as it’s a bit out of date. The site lost funding and was offline for a while, but it’s now being hosted by the North American Native Fishes Association - NANFA. I’ve been a NANFA member for nearly 30 years, and appreciate the community of scientists, aquarists, outdoor enthusiasts, and people who just like fish. Mostly they like the small, colorful fish that are way more common in the southeastern US than most people realize. ...