presentations – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Recommendation: Steven Pinker: “An Unnecessary Defense of Reason and a Necessary Defense of the University’s Role in Advancing It”

2019-10-16 | Reading time: 1 minute

Steven Pinker's Keynote talk at the 2nd Heterodox Academy Annual Conference in June 2019 is well worth listening to.

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False Dichotomies (Presentation Slides, German)

2019-10-04 | Reading time: 1 minute

Slides (in German) about false dichotomies (a rhetorical fallacy), expanded to cover false moral dichotomies (going back to Haidt and referring Boghossian's and Lindsay's book «How to have impossible conversations»).
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Recommendation: Political correctness: A force for good? A Munk Debate

2018-05-22 | Reading time: 1 minute

A short shout-out to a brilliant debate on political correctness.
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MetaNook Presentation (German): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben im Studium: Oder: Wie schreibe ich das verdammte Teil bloß?

2017-11-17 | Reading time: Less than a minute

A 45 minute presentation in German about scientific writing.
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Online Presentation [Broken English]: Scientific Writing

2017-10-14 | Reading time: 1 minute

An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this version is in broken English. Probably doing another take with less accent, more clarity.
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Online Presentation [German]: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben

2017-10-14 | Reading time: 1 minute

An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this one is in German.
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A Digital Bullet Journal with Apple’s Keynote

2017-04-14 | Reading time: 6 minutes

Stumbled upon Bullet Journals. Seem nice, but given my handwriting, I go for a digital journal. And yeah, with Apple's presentation tool – Keynote.
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Recommendation: Some great YouTubers and Podcasts

2016-09-17 | Reading time: 5 minutes

There are lots and lots of great YouTubers and Podcasters online — here's a short selection.
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Apple Script for OmniOutliner and Keynote

2016-02-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

Always great to learn something new -- this time what Apple Script can do for OmniOutliner and Keynote. For example, exporting Keynote notes or changing the content of a column in OmniOutliner.
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Recommendation: How to Speak — Lecture Tips from Patrick Winston

2016-02-18 | Reading time: 1 minute

Stumbled upon a great presentation by Patrick Winston about doing presentations. Very well worth watching.
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