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The Fable of the Dragon Tyrant

Link of the day: The fable of the dragon tyrant Related to my post about cryonics, here is Nick Bostrom‘s somewhat famous fable of the…

27. April 20206. June 2020
Categories Open Questions

Why Are Toilet Paper and Groceries Sold Out?

I had wondered why many groceries and things like toilet paper were sold out. Intuitively, it didn’t make much sense. Yes, you might have a…

8. April 20207. April 2020
Categories Daily Posts, Open Questions, Society, Politics and History

Saturday, 08.02.2020 – Why do PISA Results of Immigrant Students Depend so strongly On Country of Origin

Link of the day: Why Do the Results of Immigrant Students Depend So Much on Their Country of Origin and so Little on Their Country…

8. February 20207. February 2020
Categories Funfact Friday, Health, Open Questions

Phenoptosis – Are We Programmed to Die?

In 1999 the Russian biochemist Vladimir Skulachev coined the term Phenoptosis in his paper. In analogy to apoptosis (planned cell death), where cells undergo a…

24. January 202026. January 2020
Categories Funfact Friday, Open Questions

Why is Everything so Expensive?

Everything was better in the good old days. You can ask your grandpa. But anecdotes aside, it really seems like things have been possible in…

3. January 20205. January 2020
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