Cartoon - The Miscommunication

by Martin Goetzinger on Feb 09 2026
Back to blog

Share

Table of Contents

    Share

    Why Things Cost More (Inflation for beginners)

    Why Things Cost More (Inflation for beginners)

    by Martin Goetzinger on May 14 2026
    Last week I paid almost five dollars for a dozen eggs. Five years ago I would have paid two. Nothing about the eggs changed. Here is what did, in plain English, with no charts and no jargon.
    The Three Dials of Inflation (advanced)

    The Three Dials of Inflation (advanced)

    by Martin Goetzinger on May 12 2026
    Inflation is not a mystery. It is three dials being pushed in the wrong direction at the same time. Once you can name those forces, the COVID-era price spike stops looking surprising and starts looking like a receipt.
    When the Model Learns from a Storm That Never Happened

    When the Model Learns from a Storm That Never Happened

    by Martin Goetzinger on May 11 2026
    Are government labs teaching AI to recognize storms that never happened? Operational forecasting is well-defended. The real risk is slower: synthetic scientific data leaking into AI ecosystems without provenance, with no governance keeping pace.
    The Velocity Gap: Why AI Will Collapse Housing Before Washington Notices

    The Velocity Gap: Why AI Will Collapse Housing Before Washington Notices

    by Martin Goetzinger on May 09 2026
    AI eliminates income faster than housing prices can fall and far faster than government can respond. The gap between those speeds has a name: the Velocity Gap. And a generation is about to fall into it.
    View all posts