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Responsibility to New Academic Hires

2014-08-28

Departments can shape or break you. But what is your responsibility to other PhDs and Post-Docs, if you work in a bad department, and they are just starting there?

Image: Somalia map from CIA World Book (see posting for the reason for this image)
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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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Randall Munroe’s “What if …” TED Talk

2014-08-19

Recommendation for a great TED Talk and the many uses of science.
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Arguing with the Status Quo

2014-08-17

It might seem save to be for the status quo, or the majority, but often, it's a false sense of security. And even worse, if you are for the status quo, likely you have never learned to argue.
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How about starting your own little library?

2014-08-16

Love books? Why not share them in your own little library? You can start one, no matter where you live.

Image from: http://littlefreelibrary.org
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The Lowest Common Denominator

2014-08-15

A short comment on dumbing down the world to suit the lowest common denominator.
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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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Who Determines What Is “Good” in a Discussion?

2014-08-11

Are you "one of the good guys/girls"? If so, who determines what is "good"?
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Ignoring Critics?

2014-08-04

A short comment on a great quotation by Andy Warhol about ignoring what critics write about your work.
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A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic. Sleuths however …

2014-07-31

A short comment on the difference between the sadistic pleasure of pointing out mistakes and the needed exposure of frauds.
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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.