Quanta Magazine title: Inherited Learning? It Happens, but How Is Uncertain Quanta Magazine subtitle 1: Studies suggest that epigenetics allows some learned adaptive responses to be passed down to new generations. The question is how. Quanta Magazine subtitle 2: Memories passed down in our genes? Not exactly. But biologists have observed examples of learned...
My blog articles show a conscious choice for vulnerability. Some people may consider that foolish. So be it. I could obviously hide behind the title of my blogs - Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - but I won't. It's my aim to reach people and help them finding their way. Showing my ego - or confidence - would jeopardise reaching my goal. People often say that I radiate...
Farnam Street title: The Difference Between Open-Minded and Closed-Minded People "Why is it that some people seem to make constant progress in their professional and personal lives, while others appear to be doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over? While the answer isn’t cut and dry, I’ve noticed an interesting mindset difference between these two groups:...
Few people believe in astrology (ie, 25%) while most people know their zodiac sign (ie, >90%). It's probably difficult finding a bigger discrepancy between beliefs and knowledge. Early 2015, I wrote part 1 of this blog and it was fun reading it again. Back then, I failed to realize the importance of 5 natural elements, 12 western zodiac signs, and 60 Chinese...
Last Tuesday, Dutch public TV broadcasted a documentary on polyamory (NPO). On Thursday, a Dutch national newspaper published an interview with USA born philosopher Simone van Saarloos about her new book on polyamory, called "The monogamous drama" (Trouw). In both cases (TV + newspaper) this topic is largely female driven. The men feature as sidekicks, like...
On 3 May 2015, I wrote about climate change skepticism. The more you read about climate change, the more you feel fooled about climate change. Why this remark? After writing that May 3 blog, I wondered whether it is possible that a small deviation in the Earth's orbit around the sun, could cause these global changes in weather patterns. My first big surprise was to...
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