Articles
Long-form essays exploring ideas through the biological lens
These articles apply the Biology of Business framework to analyze real-world phenomena—from why children don't feel cold to how infrastructure crashes create new industries. Each piece grounds its argument in biological mechanisms and connects to the broader framework.
The Enforcer's Paradox: What Happens When the Cop Breaks the Law
International order depends on costly enforcement—but the enforcer's power comes from being perceived as bound by the same rules. When the enforcer stops paying the cost of restraint, they don't just break a rule. They break the mechanism that made their enforcement credible.
The Bandwidth Inheritance: How the Dot-Com Crash Built YouTube
YouTube succeeded not despite the dot-com crash, but because of it—the bubble's telecom overbuild created a glut of cheap bandwidth that made consumer video streaming economically viable.
The Paradox of Cold Children: Why Kids Seem Impervious to Winter
Children should feel colder than adults—their higher surface-area-to-volume ratio means faster heat loss. But brown fat, elevated metabolism, and constant movement generate so much heat that kids run a thermal surplus parents can only remember.
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