Science – Page 3 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Recommendation Tucker Carlson Interview with Mike Benz

2024-03-06

Very interesting interview on how elections can be manipulated and how that can, or did, backfire.
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Paper Journal for Reflection and Habit Change

2024-02-12

Even in a digital age, there are good arguments for using a Paper Journal.
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Once bitten, twice shy

2024-02-10

How to destroy trust in the health system.

Image from an article by Rockwell, Yobs, & Moore (1964).
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One Tip for Leaving Your Comfort Zone

2024-02-03

Anne Lamott's tip «Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.» is applicable to a wide variety of situations.
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ChatGPT as Counsellor

2024-01-29

ChatGPT is astonishingly good in taking the role of a counsellor.

Image: Ezri Dax from «Star Trek DS9» via https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ezri_Dax
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ChatGPTs Essay on «I am a scientist because science brings me closer to something greater than myself»

2024-01-27

Asking ChatGPT to write an essay on the theme of «I am a scientist because science brings me closer to something greater than myself.».

Image from «Mass Effect: Andromeda» (cropped).
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Giving Feedback to Student Texts with R and Obsidian Templates

2023-12-04

Might be an overkill, but makes giving feedback to student writing a bit less sucky.
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Interesting Podcast on Homeschooling

2023-12-03

Very interesting perspective on Homeschooling.
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Study instead of Media Center

2023-12-03

How about a room without external distractions?
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Reformatting Books with Affinity Publisher

2023-12-03

If you have found texts, incl. books, online that are in a bad quality — why not reformat them for better reading?
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The institution I work for, or rather the people officially representing it, have already distanced themselves from this blog. I find this unnecessary, as I’ve clearly stated in the «About this Blog» section that this is a personal blog.

Frankly, I have nothing but contempt for those who lack the backbone to address their concerns directly and instead resort to passive-aggressive tattling to others. Such behavior strikes me as not only cowardly, but also spineless, gutless, and wholly unprincipled. Moreover, these efforts are as pathetic as they are futile.

That said, I might listen if you present compelling arguments and evidence, as constructive feedback is always welcome. Who knows? We might even both gain something valuable from the interaction.

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BTW, posts can get updated after I published them if I spot spelling errors (not a native speaker) or think a different wording might improve precision and clarity.

This blog is not focused on a single topic, or method. As long as it is relevant to improving creativity (or allowing it in the first place), it's fair game.
Some postings on this blog deal with freedom, as I think that we need freedom of thought, of speech, of association, etc. pp. to solve mankind's problems. Thus, some postings may seem a bit remote when it comes to organizing creativity. Freedom is, however, the bedrock of creativity.
The heterogeneity of the postings can make reading this blog a bit cumbersome, at least if you are only interested in one topic. You can either use the search function (above), or use the categories or the tags to narrow down the postings you see.