"[Elinor Ostrom] then developed a 'second-generation model of rationality' in which humans are 'complex, fallible learners who seek to do as well as they can given the constraints that they face and who are able to learn heuristics, norms, rules, and how to craft rules to improve achieved outcomes' (E. Ostrom 1998, p. 9). The … Continue reading Tragedy of the Commons After 50 Years & A New Model of the Rational Actor
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Lithium: The Gripping History of a Psychiatric Success Story
"Some 70 years ago, John Cade, an Australian psychiatrist, discovered a medication for bipolar disorder that helped many patients to regain stability swiftly. Lithium is now the standard treatment for the condition, and one of the most consistently effective medicines in psychiatry. But its rise was riddled with obstacles. The intertwined story of Cade and … Continue reading Lithium: The Gripping History of a Psychiatric Success Story
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