PhD – Page 4 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Once more with foresight — using a Plague

2021-12-02

Not sure whether the quote about Newton is true or invented — it might still fit.
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The soft bigotry of low expectations

2021-11-27

Thank god I do not belong to a so-called «disadvantaged group». The support would kill me.
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Creating quick teleprompter slides (mirrored slides or text)

2021-11-05

Yeah, finally, after all those Corona-tainted fucked-up postings, one posting with a clear use case. Yeah. If only how to quickly use a Keynote presentation to build a teleprompter-like display.

Image: Amazon.de
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Update to «The atrocities at the height of an evil regime did start small»

2021-11-05

And update on a posting on how evil starts small, which seems to have struck a nerve.
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Creative Solutions during Covid Teaching Regulations

2021-09-21

Here's hoping that there are creative ways to bypass insane restrictions.
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A fast-beating heart (dealing with psychophysiological reactions, incl. fear)

2021-09-19

A high heart rate in a psychologically taxing situation is just a psychophysiological reaction -- what it means is up to you.
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The Reality of Sex (in medicine)

2021-09-19

Shout-out to a short letter to the editor of taking sex into account in medicine.
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Universities under Covid-19 Regulations

2021-09-19

With the coming semester (winter semester 2021/22) some universities require students to be either vaccinated, having had covid, or undergo frequent testing. Some thoughts.
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Social Loafing in Student Project Work and Minimal Group Paradigm

2021-09-19

Why do students protect group members who do not contribute? Perhaps the minimal group paradigm can explain that behavior.
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Mensa (a so-called high IQ society, rational assessment)

2021-08-18

The other comment was a bit ... emotional, so here's a companion posting about the ... reason side.
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This is a private blog showing my opinions. If you have an issue with what I write here, either don’t read it or talk to me directly. Don’t waste your time — or mine — dragging my employer into matters where they hold no authority.

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.

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.