know_yourself – Page 33 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Short Series about Science: #4 Scientific Responsibility

2012-12-08

Science is value-neutral. It cannot protect itself, it does not have any responsibility. That is on the researchers. A few things that are worth knowing.
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Short Series about Science: #3 Personal Opinion vs. ‘Facts’

2012-12-08

There's a huge difference between an opinion and a fact. And yup, scientists can have opinions, as long as it does not creep into a fact. Read on, I am of the opinion that it might be worthwhile, and that is a fact.
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Zombies, Run! Excellent example of a completely fictional story with real-world consequences

2012-12-07

Who says that games cannot be fit, or that games cannot make people fit. Incredible idea to check out.
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Flawed Science — Or: Where do we go from here?

2012-12-06

Comment on the scientific misconduct case by Mr. Stapel, what it means for science, and that a wage of 18333€ per hour is perhaps a bit high for doing community service.
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Interesting Posting about Doing Science

2012-12-06

There are inspirational researchers working in science still -- a link to someone who gives a shout-out to these researchers.
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Interesting Interview: Ricky Gervais on Piers Morgan Tonight

2012-12-06

Great interview, worth watching if it stays available.
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WellCast: Getting Out of a Creative Rut

2012-12-03

Interesting suggestions on how to get unstuck in creative work.
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New Courses at Coursera including Leading Strategic Innovation in Organizations

2012-09-19

Interesting course on Coursera, might be worth checking out.
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Sleep in a time of constant interruptions

2012-09-06

If the modern world seems to be set out against something, it's against having enough good sleep. Here are some suggestions.
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Seeing your scientific discipline with laymen’s eyes

2012-08-17

A reference to a paper about the science of spilled coffee and what you can learn from it -- no, not about the coffee.
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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.