Great talk by Jonathan Haidt: “Two incompatible sacred values in American...
“One’s primary purpose at university level is to learn how to think.” Professor Phipps in “Higher Learning” (1995) Jonathan Haidt’s “Two incompatible sacred values in American universities” is another...
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Several pages of parchment had been filled up with Death’s own handwriting. It was immediately recognizable. No one else Susan had ever met had handwriting with serifs. “Hogfather” by Terry Pratchett...
View ArticleStanding Up for What You Believe In
Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull. “1984” by George Orwell I’m currently still learning about the issue, but — damn, kudos to Professor Jordan Peterson for...
View ArticleRecommendation: Silenced. Our War On Free Speech (Movie)
“I’m offend by … I … I … I turn on … I turn on … top 40 radio I’m offended over and over again. I watch mainstream television I’m offended over and over again. I hear Christianity shit, I hear this...
View ArticleThrowing the first stone …
cast the first stone Etymology: From the Bible John 8.7 where Jesus tells the accusers of a woman of adultery, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Verb: cast the first...
View ArticleSome remarks on Student Project Reports
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry Ford I have recently corrected four student project reports (3x by bachelor and 1x by master students). When I remember my time as a...
View ArticleGreat Vidcast: Aydin Paladin on YouTube
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.” Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965), American Broadcast Newsman in “Good Night and Good Luck” Always nice to find a podcast that combines humor,...
View ArticleGoogle, Diversity and Free Speech
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View ArticleOnline Presentation [German]: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben
Writing is easy. All you have to do is sit at a typewriter and open a vein. Walter Wellesley «Red» Smith A while ago I did a presentation of scientific writing. I found the content useful enough to put...
View ArticleOnline Presentation [Broken English]: Scientific Writing
«It is a pity you do not understand either ancient or modern Greek, both of which Haidee speaks so fluently; the poor child will be obliged to talk to you in Italian, which will give you but a very...
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«This is not a synthale kind of night.» Bashir in Star Trek DS9 «Explorers» Today a two related topics brought up in two different events coincided. I gave a lecture about expertise which —...
View ArticleDeliberate Practice — Or: How to invest that 10000 hours you need to become...
An amateur practices until he gets it right. A professional practices until he never gets it wrong. Unknown There is this often quoted number that you need 10.000 hours of practice to become an expert...
View ArticleMetaNook Presentation (German): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben im Studium:...
«A performance without an audience is just another rehearsal.» Nancy Osborn I did a shortened version of my presentation about scientific writing at a student event. The presentation is in German and a...
View ArticleMaking sense of the stuff you have collected during the initial stages of...
«He had a plan. Maybe you just didn’t see it ’til it hit you between the eyes. But, it started to make sense … in a Tyler sort of way. No fear. No distractions. The ability to let that which does not...
View ArticleGetting interviewed by a hostile news person as an Academic: A best practice...
“Why wouldn’t you have to battle for a high-quality position?” Jordan Peterson Jordan Peterson was interviewed on British TV (Channel Four). If you don’t know about him, he makes his position pretty...
View ArticleA (down-voted) comment on dealing with troublesome social situations
Jack Kirwan wrote in the National Review that the novel is «about two men and two women in a time machine safari through this and other universes. But describing The Number of the Beast thus is like...
View ArticleUser Centered Design — Don’t Ignore or Believe, but be the Midwife or the one...
«We’re the other kind,» said Granny. «We’re the kind that gives people what they know they really need, not what we think they ought to want.» «Witches Abroad» by Terry Pratchett I’m still advising...
View ArticleA short shout-out to R
The programmer’s national anthem is ‘AAAAAAAAHH’. Weinberg When it comes to statistics, at least for psychologists, SPSS is frequently used. It’s a statistical package originating from the mainframe...
View ArticleAssisting Students with Data Analysis
Gigo’s law of deduction: Garbage in, garbage out. Unknown One of my jobs is to assist students in analyzing their data. Given it’s media and computer science students with an truly excellent course in...
View Article«What is Viewpoint Diversity?» by Heterodox Academy
Heterodoxy (n) Where multiple views are not just permitted, but encouraged. Heterodox Academy I’m a fan of Heterodox Academy, an organization advocating for viewpoint diversity, esp. in Academia. Given...
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