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…
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…
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…
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…
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…