When Slavoj Žižek said to The Spectator that Coronavirus gives a new chance to Communism, he uttered a virus that I have to challenge. Of course, I don’t mean the old-style Communism. By Communism, I mean simply what the World… Continue Reading
In his original book, From Bacteria to Bach and Back, Daniel Dennett closes a discussion with Steven Pinker whether memes constitute essential ingredients of culture (Dennett) or not (Pinker). Pinker claim is that since culture is intelligently designed, it does… Continue Reading
European Union has recently adopted an ambitious Circular Economy Strategy, to stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy which will boost global competitiveness, foster sustainable economic growth and generate new jobs. Who would dare to say that anything is wrong about… Continue Reading
This column was triggered by responses to my Friday the thirteenth tweet, which read: We are facing a very simple dilemma: whether to join England and its instinct to reject all forms of collectivism, or to German collectivism, whose end… Continue Reading
It is not hard to see that I am allergic to some kinds of self-evidences. Why and why only to some of them? Self-evidences Human evolution and civilization rest on the ability, to internalize certain concepts (memes) as given. Should… Continue Reading
I do not want to repeat a story about Tai, artificial intelligence (AI) chat bot, which provoked violent reactions, so Microsoft closed it a day after the launch. For those who don’t know the story, click on two links in… Continue Reading
While there are so many proofs that animal and human behaviour is largely hardwired, there still lurks a question of learning. While it is true that we act faster than we think while confronted with certain danger, we still learn… Continue Reading
Routine as ritual of industrial society. Continue Reading
While attending Bled Strategic Forum this year, Josep Borell, present foreign minister of Spain and most possible future EU foreign representative, made clear statement to slovenian media: Europe needs unity to become third largest global economic power. Strong and appealing… Continue Reading
#Brandlife is going to provide initial set of tools but even more a set of concepts that will help us understand what we really manage. Continue Reading