Recommendation: «The Fountainhead» by Ayn Rand October 6, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute Not the shortest book, and not that easy to read, but totally worth it — among others for its interesting look on creative and non-creative people, and the forces at odds in society.[show the article]
Day of Rest October 1, 2018 | Reading time: 3 minutes There's something to be said for a day without externally paced activities.[show the article]
Don’t underestimate Ducks September 2, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute Students in interdisciplinary subjects can sometimes feel like ducks — they can do everything, but nothing well. Well, they are underestimating ducks.[show the article]
Mudder’s Milk Variation (Firefly) August 23, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute A variation on a recipe that actually creates a (very likely very unhealthy) energy drink.[show the article]
An attempt at more-or-less creatively hacking diets August 23, 2018 | Reading time: 2 minutes A few comments on logging calorie intake and the like — yeah, for diets. ;-)[show the article]
The Gwen Novak Method of «Work eMail Interruption Free» Vacation August 23, 2018 | Reading time: 2 minutes I think I might have adapted an old door-bell strategy to sift out unwarranted eMail interruptions during vacations.[show the article]
Incredible Poem (Text and Video): «The Hangman» by Maurice Ogden August 10, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute A timely poem about not speaking up.[show the article]
Hey, a good TEDtalk — The art of innovation by Guy Kawasaki August 10, 2018 | Reading time: Less than a minute Always nice to find a good TEDtalk.[show the article]
Recommendation: Political correctness: A force for good? A Munk Debate May 22, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute A short shout-out to a brilliant debate on political correctness.[show the article]
Jonathan Haidt on Institutionalized Disconfirmation in Universities March 24, 2018 | Reading time: Less than a minute A short 10 minute clip of Jonathan Haidt regarding our confirmation biases and that we need others to cancel those out.[show the article]
