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Ideas to think about

The concept governing all of physics. Almost.

Entropy is a highly misunderstood concept, yet it impacts so much of nature, of what we see every day. In this post, we clean up some of the misconceptions and set the concept into the big picture of nature.

Ideas to think about

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Criticality - A concept that rules the world

From solid state theory to wildfires.

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Patterns everywhere

About Stochasticity and why we suck at it.

A doctor's hand points to a brain MRI scan on a lightbox, illustrating medical diagnosis.

What actually is a thought and how does it come about?

A journey through our brain.

A powerful black and white photograph of a Winston Churchill statue in Paris, France.
"...democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other(s)..."

What Churchill meant and what we can do.

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The snail poisen and the pain killer

Why research does not always sound good.

Close-up image of an Archaeopteryx fossil showcasing detailed bone structure.

Evolution - Natures own AI traning since millenias

Why nature is great and what we can learn.

Life Lessons

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The main character never dies - Part III

About recovery and fear.

Stunning view of the Seceda peaks during a winter sunset in the Dolomites, Italy.
The main character never dies - Part II

A personal journey through chemotherapy.

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The main character never dies - Part I

The diagnosis.

Facts, Facts, Facts

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How investment funds make money

The story of Renaissance technologies.

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Aphantasia and Schizophrenia

Imagination's worst versions.

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Why Captain Jack Sparrow never sailed through a storm

Colonialism, Piracy, and the Sun.

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Black holes raining from the sky

From the early universe to Siberia.

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The US presidential election and how it could have been

The story of senator Birch Bayh.

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How animals communicate without talking

From bacteria to herds of birds.

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