It’s complicated
Have you ever wondered how to turn a sphere inside out without producing wrinkles? Ask no more.
Author: Lorenz Lorenz-Meyer
Goodbye, Jack Crawford!
We are living in bleak times. No, I’m not talking about the Bush junta or islamist terrorism, nor about climate change or no more Harry Potter novels. I&#...
Brights and Supers
Daniel Dennett is one of the heroes of my philosophical past. At the time I started reading philosophy of mind in the early 80s, he was cult, and it seems he...
Tao of the Creative Class
Split second thoughts between a tiredness and unexpected calls, collegial banter on the stairway, dark laundry and an overdue affection, Between spam and mail, ...
Autumn Companion
With a recent, very comprehensive, addition to my music collection and some strong recommendations I decided that it’s about time to read Richard Power...
QQuite Some Community
“Tencent, more commonly known as QQ, is the largest online community in China… 270 million users of their QQ IM service. Covers 85% of China’s Internet us...
Dukkha and Anatta
“[…] I didn’t give a goddamn about the mythology and all the names and national flavors of Buddhism, but was just interested in the first of S...
Monitoring the Fate of the Four Basic Principles
Next week, starting from tomorrow, the Communist Party of China will hold its 17th National Congress (十七大). For those interested in the byzantine and sometimes ...
The Pitfalls of Blogging
Of the three most important topics today, there is one I don’t want to talk about; another one I’m not supposed to talk about; and the third one is ...
Booth Peeping
Today is the starting point of a semester project that is going to be fun. Online journalism students of the 2nd year will cover the campaign for the upcoming H...