Matthew Weaver
Matthew Weaver is a seasoned problem solver with a strong background in distributed systems operations, spanning multiple economic sectors including a spell inside the US federal government. Currently at Layer Aleph, he focuses on troubleshooting complex systems and consulting. Passionate about healthcare, infrastructure, and national security, Matthew is also a devoted family man and dog dad.
Recommendations
A 2017 translation of The Odyssey by Emily Wilson, featuring brisk, plain English and written in iambic pentameter to capture the urgency and freshness of Homer's work.
A book by Josiah Ober focusing on how infrastructure, economics, and culture contributed to the historically unusual levels of wealth and excess production in Classical Greece, as well as its eventual demise.
A book by Kyle Harper that explores how infrastructure, economics, and culture contributed to Roman civilization's historically unusual levels of wealth and excess production, and the factors leading to its collapse.
A scientific literature by Joseph Henrich examining how biological and cultural evolution intertwine, modifying systems and demonstrating how behavioral contagion actually happens in humans.
Editions
On Joseph Henrich, Tajikistan, and The Odyssey