Recent posts on Philosophy

Th-Ink Figure

November 6, 2014

One of those longer drawings ... that leave a lot time for a wandering mind. What do you think about when drawing?..

This is Really Happening

October 23, 2010

Lucid dreaming

Yesterday night I came from a concert with Konrad and Robert. When I looked down I noticed that I got shoes on. Which was weird to me, because I distinctively remembered how I was only in socks when I got in. As I thought about it, I noticed more odd things – Jay Leno was … Continue reading This is Really Happening →

Some not so stupid people

October 9, 2010

To balance out after my post about not so smart people I follow it up with not stupid people. Starting with one really exceptional guy – Nassim Nicholas Taleb. In contrast to Sam Harris he is actually seeing science and mathematics as extremely limited. His idea of “Black Swans” is one example. These are extreme … Continue reading Some not so stupid people →

Not so smart people. Specimen: Sam Harris

September 27, 2010

There are some really smart people I marvel at – I’ll list some in an upcoming post. But I’m also always amazed at how many people are considered smart, but say things that are obviously untrue. Amazingly things they can’t even really mean themselves. It’s a curious thing. A topic that is really interesting to … Continue reading Not so smart people. Specimen: Sam Harris →

Teaching and Managing – it’s not about the data, stupid!

June 30, 2010

The other day if found via the interesting “Seth’s blog” this talk by Eric Mazur about how a teacher found out he sucked at teaching – and how he approached the problem. See below for download links. I find this very inspiring on so many levels. First of all about how he approaches the issue. … Continue reading Teaching and Managing – it’s not about the data, stupid! →

Words that Don’t Exist 2: Reality in Words

May 29, 2010

Second part of thoughts about how words work - versus how we think they work...

Words that don’t Exist 1: Ghosts and Wolves

April 17, 2010

The first part on some philosophizing about words - and how we take their meaning for too granted...

Art as New Science

April 5, 2010

Recently the Large Hadron Collider has been reaching a new record energy output. The main goal of this huge structure is finding the Higgs boson. Exciting? Hm. The particle is important for high energy physics – without it, the mathematics would be flawed. But we know that the mathematics are highly accurate. The Higgs Boson … Continue reading Art as New Science →

From Dreams to Reality

January 21, 2010

A little bit about dreams - in art of the old masters and in modern science...