Michael Mauboussin, Trustee, Santa Fe Institute
October 5, 2006
Because most occupations encourage a degree of specialization, most of us end up with pretty narrow slices of knowledge. For example, many economists base their models on rational investors or normal distributions without looking at how the world really works. The core premise of this talk is simple to state but devilishly difficult to live: you will be a better investor, parent, friend-person-if you approach problems from a multidisciplinary perspective. Mauboussin will discuss how lessons from Babe Ruth, Tupperware parties, the Wright Brothers, and ant colonies can make you a better decision maker.