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Automatism + Automaticity – What is my role?

Posted on December 27, 2019 by nmw

While writing the previous episodes, I wondered how other people would react to them. I decided to publish them even though I think most people are not very concerned about the well-being of others. I expect most people will react … Continue reading →

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Automatism + Automaticity – First Thoughts

Posted on December 21, 2019 by nmw

Automatism and automaticity are “real concepts”, but they are not widely used … or at least not widely used everywhere in the same way. One of the fields where these concepts are most widely used is in the broad field … Continue reading →

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Only Fools Rush in to Build on Top of Closed (Secret, Proprietary) Platforms

Posted on November 25, 2019 by nmw

Last week Amnesty International published a report about the online platforms of the leading surveillance giants – see my brief post about it @ Find News. What I find particularly signficant about the news is not the recommendations for public … Continue reading →

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RE: On Bullshit

Posted on July 9, 2019 by nmw

A friend of mine recently mentioned he has back-ordered “On Bullshit” (by Harry Frankfurt) and I thought “oh neat – maybe I can borrow it sometime for a day or two”… but then I realized something. Bullshit is not rare … Continue reading →

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Some Reflections on the Revolution in Propaganda

Posted on December 21, 2018 by nmw

More or less exactly ten generations after Edmund Burke’s treatise concerning the French Revolution and roughly about twenty generations after the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press, I would like to give you a small update on the state of news, … Continue reading →

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The Rationality of Uncertainty

Posted on December 30, 2016 by nmw

When I was learning science in high school, I was mesmerized by the notion that scientific facts were true, myths were false, and there were still things that needed to be „figured out“. I was very impressed by the way … Continue reading →

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The Irrationality of Irrationality

Posted on December 3, 2016 by nmw

When you let the word “irrational” roll off your tongue, you do a very irrational thing: You specify something that doesn’t exist. It is very much like trying do describe a vaccum (not the cleaner, but rather the contents of … Continue reading →

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