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Economics Personality: An Evolutionary Process

My Economics Personality I study and "do" economics all the time. But have you ever stepped back and thought about your economics personality? For me, it has been evolving throughout my life. When I was younger, I would have identified much more with economists like John Maynard Keynes or Paul Samuelson—focusing on centralized equilibrium models, state intervention, and macroeconomic levers. Today, my economic personality has evolved toward liberty, spontaneous order, and rea

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Demystifying Backpropagation: The 300-Year-Old Calculus Rule Powering Modern AI

Modern artificial intelligence systems rely on an underlying algorithm to learn: Backpropagation. Whether predicting text, recognizing images, or translating languages, neural networks depend on this universal mechanism. The core mathematical mechanism behind backpropagation is not a recent invention. The algorithm relies on a calculus rule formulated by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1676: the chain rule. To understand how modern AI works, we examine how this centuries-old mat

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Bridging the AI Divide: Moving Higher Education from Hesitation to Integration

"If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they will rely on that which is written, calling things to remembrance no longer from within themselves, but by means of external marks." — Socrates (in Plato's Phaedrus) Educators have long questioned how new tools alter human cognition. Socrates was not warning against algorithms, but the newest technology of his era: the written word. New classroom technologies seld

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Making the Invisible Hand Visible: How Choice Architecture Operationalizes Economics

The Invisible Hand is an observation of our human nature. Adam Smith studied how people naturally operate within social settings. He then applied those behavioral insights to explain how societies generate lasting wealth. Long-term empirical trends support his core insights. Over the past two centuries, global economic data reveals unprecedented rises in real gross domestic product per capita alongside dramatic increases in global life expectancy. In 1776, Adam Smith publishe

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Demystifying Backpropagation: The 300-Year-Old Calculus Rule Powering Modern AI

College & Career

Jeff Hulett

Oct 38 min read

Navigating the Unseen: Math Intuition and the Power of Analogy

Unlocking the Fourth Dimension of Wealth Building a robust financial future requires more than just basic arithmetic; it demands a shift in how we perceive the world. To master complex systems, one must develop mathematical intuition, the ability to sense and navigate patterns that exist beyond immediate physical perception. We will explore the concept through the lens of a remarkable, short book titled Flatland , written by Edwin Abbott. Although published in 1884, Abbott's

Math

Jeff Hulett

Feb 73 min read

The Geometry of Getting Rich: Why Mathematical Intuition is the Key to Personal Finance Success

In the realm of personal finance success, few skills prove as critical yet misunderstood as mathematical intuition. It represents the ability to grasp abstract concepts—compound interest, convexity, or the impact of time—not merely as equations, but as tangible, predictable forces shaping our reality. For many, this intuition remains elusive, a casualty of a mathematical education system focused heavily on formalization. The central challenge in personal finance is not in und

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Jeff Hulett

Nov 19, 202520 min read

Wealth, Risk, and Time: The Hidden Power of Math in Smart Investing

Just like you don’t need to be an auto mechanic to drive a car well, you don’t need to be a mathematician to build personal wealth. But a little mathematical intuition goes a long way. In this article, we’ll explore two powerful, convexity-based principles that shape long-term investment success: Theoretical Convexity – how compound interest works over time, using math to magnify small, consistent gains into significant long-term growth. Applied Convexity – how smart investor

Personal Finance Journey

Jeff Hulett

Feb 2, 202512 min read