In March 2018, I wrote about the simplicity bias, part-1 to part-5. It took me some months before I realised everything is getting more complex (eg, in life, nature, universe). In September 2018, I started writing on the complexity bias (1). Many episodes followed (eg, part-14 in 2024). Today, starts part-15. Early April 2025, Quanta published this article: Why...
A recent Quanta Magazine article mentions the “flatness problem”. That remark caught my immediate attention and the 2025 Quanta article reminds me of my 2022 blog: The Universe is flat? Back then, my view was: In my view, a flat Universe defies human logic. It’s like the (disproven) flat Earth hypothesis, and – to some extent – even feels like a...
Many articles claim that Trump's proposed surge in import tariffs (eg, Canada & Mexico, BRICS nations) will cause a surge in inflation. In and of itself, that (primary) argument is true. However, such articles often ignore its secondary impact, on demand & supply. Rising inflation will only be relevant for goods & services that we need. Items that we...
For quite some time, I’ve been wondering whether I have forgiven certain people. Expressing such forgiving words comes easy. Usually, future deeds are absent anyway. However, our intentions are hidden deep inside our mind. The well-known expression is simple: forgive and forget. The why is still relatively simple: it’s a solution for both parties (ie, who). The how...
Op 14 maart 2024 publiceerde ik mijn blog The bad news cycle. Enkele weken geleden heb ik het oude diagram (links) aangepast naar een nieuw diagram (rechts). Vervolgens vergat ik het. Ik denk dat ik nu wel tevreden ben met het resultaat. Bovendien is het diagram simpeler. Bron: The bad news cycle, 14 maart 2024 De standaard (o.a. nieuws) cyclus gaat van twijfel...
Until writing this blog, I had assumed there was one main mystery in life: Consciousness. Remarkably, there is another one: Light. It feels to me that both mysteries might be (very much) related. Even sleep might be related. “The exact nature of visible light is a mystery that has puzzled humans for centuries, with many scientists and philosophers striving to answer...
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