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What’s going on with Corona?

2020-05-01 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Just a few thoughts about the current pandemic.
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A Life Not Written Down

2020-05-01 | Reading time: 2 minutes

A short argument for going fishing.
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Needed Rule for Symposia: The Time-Keeper Speaks Last (and has only the remaining time)

2020-03-25 | Reading time: 2 minutes

A common occurrence with scientific conferences — a speaker goes over her allotted time and no-one stops her. There could be a rather simple rules to stop this behavior.
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Impotent Project Partners

2020-03-22 | Reading time: 1 minute

Probably a worst case scenario: You have a project partner who is impotent. Not regarding sex, but when it comes to his/her own organization. Even worse, that person is an eunuch — no amount of knowledge will help that person.

Image: Lord Varys from "Game of Thrones"
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Science and “The Good Cause”

2020-02-19 | Reading time: 1 minute

Science should follow good journalism: Don't become part of a cause, not even a good one.

Image: Spiegel (1995)
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Consensus in Science

2019-12-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

A great one-page editorial about the issue of consensus in science.
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The Problem with Functional Fixedness in Creativity

2019-10-21 | Reading time: 1 minute

Lots of creative problems can be solved when we see what is really there, instead of seeing what we see.
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Recommendation: The Art of Manliness Podcast

2019-10-19 | Reading time: 1 minute

An (so far) interesting podcast addressing a lot of different topics.
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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.

Image: Half Hour of Heterodoxy Logo
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Climate Change Activism

2019-10-15 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Some thoughts on Fridays4Future, Students4Future, and Scientist4Future -- and strikes at schools and universities.

Image: Pale Blue Dot.
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