Science has no history
It was Plato who wrote part of New Scientist article in 2011. Continue Reading
Science
Faster than light
Only after we take concept of relativity seriously, we can recognize, that that specific relativity theory (Einstein’s) is wrong in principle. Continue Reading
Risk upgraded by Taleb
Risk does not lie in the probability of an event but optionality. Risk should not be evaluated on rationality but optionality, meaning a heuristic calculation of gains and losses, always asymmetrical in a complex environment. Lessons given by Nassim Nicholas… Continue Reading
What C. Hitchens taught me against his will.
The stronger rational emergencies become, the more they support faith as an emergency of rationalization. Go to the east to come to the west. Continue Reading
Political brane topology
Humans should be understood as quantum entities at last. Continue Reading
Another breakdown of the welfare state concept
Covid crisis handling proved welfare state to fail and to downgrade civil society’s ability to protect itself from future black swan events. Continue Reading
Arts vs. Culture and Science vs. Technology
Each and every human being is a part of several different cultural submarkets, but not necessary to any of arts markets. Continue Reading
The study of memes is circular
Memes were introduced by Richard Dawkins[1] (as second replicators alongside genes. Further studies on memetics by Blackmore[2], Dennett[3], Distin[4], Aunger[5], Gaboraga[6] or Schlaile[7] often (but not always) used genetic terminology/concepts to clarify the ontology and phenomenology of memes. Such an… Continue Reading
General Education
As nothing like general public exists so there is nothing like general education. Continue Reading
Reductionism as religion
If for every system there is an element that does not belong to the system, but at the same time the system does not exist without that element, then the hope of reductionism is moot. There are many other ways… Continue Reading