Recommendation: Steven Pinker: “An Unnecessary Defense of Reason and a Necessary Defense of the University’s Role in Advancing It” 2019-10-16 | Reading time: 1 minute Steven Pinker's Keynote talk at the 2nd Heterodox Academy Annual Conference in June 2019 is well worth listening to.Image: Half Hour of Heterodoxy Logo[show the article]
False Dichotomies (Presentation Slides, German) 2019-10-04 | Reading time: 1 minute Slides (in German) about false dichotomies (a rhetorical fallacy), expanded to cover false moral dichotomies (going back to Haidt and referring Boghossian's and Lindsay's book «How to have impossible conversations»).[show the article]
Recommendation: Political correctness: A force for good? A Munk Debate 2018-05-22 | Reading time: 1 minute A short shout-out to a brilliant debate on political correctness.[show the article]
MetaNook Presentation (German): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben im Studium: Oder: Wie schreibe ich das verdammte Teil bloß? 2017-11-17 | Reading time: Less than a minute A 45 minute presentation in German about scientific writing.[show the article]
Online Presentation [Broken English]: Scientific Writing 2017-10-14 | Reading time: 1 minute An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this version is in broken English. Probably doing another take with less accent, more clarity.[show the article]
Online Presentation [German]: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben 2017-10-14 | Reading time: 1 minute An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this one is in German.[show the article]
A Digital Bullet Journal with Apple’s Keynote 2017-04-14 | Reading time: 6 minutes Stumbled upon Bullet Journals. Seem nice, but given my handwriting, I go for a digital journal. And yeah, with Apple's presentation tool – Keynote.[show the article]
Recommendation: Some great YouTubers and Podcasts 2016-09-17 | Reading time: 5 minutes There are lots and lots of great YouTubers and Podcasters online — here's a short selection.[show the article]
Apple Script for OmniOutliner and Keynote 2016-02-25 | Reading time: 1 minute Always great to learn something new -- this time what Apple Script can do for OmniOutliner and Keynote. For example, exporting Keynote notes or changing the content of a column in OmniOutliner.[show the article]
Recommendation: How to Speak — Lecture Tips from Patrick Winston 2016-02-18 | Reading time: 1 minute Stumbled upon a great presentation by Patrick Winston about doing presentations. Very well worth watching.[show the article]
