A conversation with Mark Changizi

We discuss whether evidence supports premeditated collusion or are result of the emergent behaviour inherent in complex social systems.

Martin Neil

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Mark Changizi

Jun 06, 2023

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After picking up on one of our posts about the effect of quarantines on flu detection Mark Changizi posted a very interesting piece giving his thoughts on the issue:

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🚨 BREAKING: Here’s What Happened to Flu

Short story here is, CDC’s protocols for doctors deciding whether their patient has the flu are strongly biased away from their test result, and instead strongly biased toward whatever the consensus is within the community concerning whether flu is circulating…

a year ago · 8 likes · 2 comments · Mark Changizi

My impression is that Mark saw the CDC’s rules on flu testing as biased and yet another example of social systems operating with self-confirming feedback loops that reinforce and reward cons…

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Mark Changizi

Theorist and reluctant freedom fighter