While this would be an excellent candidate for a “Page 2” section – stuff that doesn’t belong on the main page because it’s mostly rambling – it actually does have a solid base. Solid enough to win an Ig-Nobel Prize: Procrastination the productive way. Its author, John Perry calls it “structured procrastination” and the concept […]
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Children don’t need Brain Gym to spot nonsense
Nice article with implications: Children don’t need Brain Gym to spot nonsense | Ben Goldacre | The Guardian. What does that say about us? Basically the same thing people like Michael Shermer have been saying for many years: That we tend to believe in stupid things for strange reasons that we are only slowly starting […]
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“Intelligence has largely moved out of politics” titled an article in the german online magazine Telepolis recently. And indeed, if you have been following german politics for the past few years, there is no intelligence to be seen, our current “leaders” are mostly busy staying in place. But if you thought that is a personal […]
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