paradox

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The paradox of simplicity: “It’s hard doing simple. It’s easy doing complex.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The women who make it to China live in a "cruel paradox", says Lina Yoon from Human Rights Watch.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Jevons paradox suggests that would drive up AI-model adoption and thus lead to more demand for memory.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

The paradox, noted BloombergNEF analyst Philip Geurts, is that major polyethylene producers like South Korea or Singapore "could have an advantage" given strong demand in other markets and rising prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

There are many versions of this paradox but they are essentially equivalent: one would get contradictions if one were free to change the past.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking