PILLS OF HISTORY
The man who reads nothing
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
Thomas Jefferson
Hire smart people to grow
It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.
Steve Jobs
Why the Vatican Church?
Christianity originated in Palestine. In the Middle East. So why do we have the Vatican Church as the center of Christianity? Why does it appear that Christianity… Read more "Why the Vatican Church?"
People nowadays
How far is still missing to fully obtain our digital rights and our sensitive data?
How far is still missing to fully obtain our digital rights and our sensitive data?
You‘re a mathematician
“People think they don‘t understand math, but it‘s all about how you explain it to them. If you ask a drunkard what number is larger, 2/3 or 3/5 , he won‘t be able to tell you. But if you rephrase the question: what is better, 2 bottles of vodka for 3 people or 3 bottles of vodka for 5 people, he will tell you right away: 2 bottles for 3 people, of course.”
– Israel Gelfand, Soviet mathematician. (1913-2009)
Your name, your attention
When you ask for someone‘s name,
you‘re essentially asking them what noise you should make
to get their attention.
What refutes science?
What refutes Science:
- Better science
What doesn‘t refute science:
- Your feeling
- Your beliefs
- Your favourite politician
- Your half-backed opinion after watching two YoutTube videos
Photo by National Cancer Institute
“In the United States everyone is an illegal…
“In the United States everyone is an illegal immigrant – everyone except the people in Indian Reservations. This is an immigrant society.”
— Noam Chomsky
The Urban Philosopher
In all the cities That lay pockmarked upon Earth There are always urban philosophers Well-read, unkempt; never ready to publish their work And now and again you… Read more "The Urban Philosopher"