Science – Page 8 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Beautiful presentation about the viridis colormap

2022-04-17

You frequently need colors when you visualize data — but which colors? Beautiful presentation about the development of the viridis colormap.
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The Pandemic of Fear — Recommended Podcast Episode

2022-04-17

A very interesting episode on the underlying pandemic of fear with Covid, with a focus on what it did to children. But the fear topic is well-worth listening to.

Image: Screenshot from «Dragon Age: Inquisition»
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Circumstances for Creative Work over Time

2022-04-09

Starting a new hobby has shown me just how different the world has become compared to when I was a child. The challenges of being creative are still there, but they are different.
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Truth to Power as a Habit

2022-04-09

Should you wait until you are in a safe position before you tell truth to power? You might wait a long time, and by then not speaking your mind has become a habit.
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Co-working Spaces

2022-04-09

With people of the laptop class working more from home office, even after(?) Covid, I wonder whether coworking Spaces will become more common.
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Nervous Breakdowns and the Importance of One’s Work

2022-04-09

Brilliant quote by Bertrand Russell — and very timely giving the weakening of borders between work and private life.

Image: Wikipedia
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Experiments (RCTs) in Medicine (great article)

2022-04-09

Experiments — or randomized controlled trials — are the gold standard and pretty much the only way to detect causality. But they do have their limits and should not be used uncritically.
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An over-emphasis on Utilitarianism in Ethics, esp. in so-called «extraordinary situations»

2022-04-09

When it comes to ethics, Utilitarianism seems to be the main focus. But there’s something to be said for principles.

Image: Skyrim
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Behavior change, conformity, and social pressure (end of mask mandates)

2022-04-09

Well, the pandemic regulations are interesting when it comes to human behavior.
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Interesting opinion piece on the illusion of evidence based medicine

2022-03-30

Evidence based medicine is what separates us from the dark ages, from leeches and poisons, if — and only if — it works as intended.
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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.
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