The Model Thinker

mind-and-cognition

• To confront the complexity of these challenges will require lattices of models. By learning the models in this book, you can begin to build your own lattice.

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• We cannot include all of these characteristics in a single model without creating a complicated mess, so we must pick and choose.

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• The diversity of thresholds matters at least as much as the average threshold—a single person with a low threshold can trigger a cascade.

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education-and-formation

• Michael made a comment that altered my teaching career—'Scottie, I once taught a course called Introduction to Modeling for Social Scientists.'

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ambition-and-status

• Higher-income individuals enjoy better health, longer life expectancy, and higher life satisfaction. Those at the bottom experience higher rates of homicide, divorce, and mental illness.

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• The future income of a child depends on her innate ability, spending on education, and spillovers that increase with community income level.

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