creative_people – Page 30 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Science, Fraud, and the Flow of Data

2014-08-27

To be able to commit fraud in science, a person needs to have the opportunity to do so. In many cases this means exclusive access to the data. So let's have a look at a major red flag.
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Science! Inspire the Public or Expose the Muppets?

2014-08-26

Two very different YouTube videos with very different approaches to "educating the public".
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Savagely Remove Your Clutter

2014-08-25

Clutter paralyzes ... your mind, your movement, your creativity. Some ideas on how to remove clutter.
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Listening to differening opinions

2014-08-24

A couple of interesting videos which are -- normally -- completely outside my view, but still, do have a point.
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PhD work vs Project Work

2014-08-23

In some countries, PhD students are hired to work on a project, usually funded by a national or international organization. This finances them while they are doing their dissertation, part time. Ideally the time is 50:50, but at least in Germany, in many cases it's the project work that takes precedence -- and the "PhD student" leaves after a couple of years ... without having completed his or her thesis.
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Using the Fraud Triangle to Explain Scientific Misconduct

2014-08-22

A look at explaining scientific misconduct by using the fraud triangle by Donald R. Cressey.
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Serious Discussions on Social Media

2014-08-21

A short comment about the reactions you can get when you try to discuss serious issues on social media.
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The Actual Price of Things

2014-08-20

How much did you pay for the things you have bought? How much do you pay for the things you rent? Not in money, but in a more valuable currency.
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Disrespectful questions are the nature of the Internet

2014-08-13

Something useful to know if you are participating in any way or form on the Internet.
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In Science We Trust, In Scientists We Shouldn’t.

2014-08-10

A great image distributed on Twitter, and what to make of the legacy of brilliant scientists.
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A comment for those seeking to use this site for personal gain: Given the increase in requests, let me be clear. I write on this blog because I want to. It’s my hobby, my playground. Sometimes people point me to interesting products/services and I write about them. But any request regarding ads or sponsored placements ends up the trash without a reply. And if you think something would be of interest, differentiate yourself from the spammers by referring to a posting — in an intelligent way. (I get enough auto-generated mails to identify them immediately.)

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.