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Gender Differences Among Top Performers in Chess

Chess is (unfortunately) a man’s world, and gender differences in chess are large. While the gap in average play is not large between men and…

17. October 202017. October 2020
Categories Society, Politics and History

In Support of Super-Rich Philanthropy

The Guardian published an article titled “How philanthropy benefits the super-rich”. And parts of it are making me really really angry. I have seen similar…

15. September 202025. September 2020
Categories Society, Politics and History

Calfiornia Firefighters and the US prison Industrial Complex

The US prison system (aka the “US prison industrial complex“) is clearly absurd. Not only does it have the highest incarceration rate of any country…

27. August 202031. August 2020
Categories Society, Politics and History

Lab Safety and the Origins of Covid-19

Until this day the origins of the Sars-coronavirus 2 remain unknown. The two ends of the spectrum of theories are the zoonotic theory and the…

6. August 202013. August 2020
Categories Health, Science

Can Donating Blood Help Reverse Aging?

I have previously written about the programmed death of organisms and about efforts to reverse aging. Now a new study is out and it is…

12. June 202012. July 2020
Categories Charity

A Platform For Charity Bets

A couple of months ago I started offering charity bets to anyone willing to bet with me. The winner gains eternal glory, the loser helps…

14. May 202018. May 2020
Categories Health

Contact Tracing Apps Are Not Going To Save us

Link of the day: Contact-tracing apps are not a solution to the COVID-19 crisis Update: I recently also wrote an article in favor of contact…

5. May 202015. May 2020
Categories Health

Face Masks Work – And How To Make Them Yourself

Face Masks do work quite well to stop the spread of Covid-19. They are most effective if the wearer themselves are infected to protect others…

30. March 202030. March 2020
Categories Environment

Your Green Electricity Might Not Be As Green As You Think

Most energy suppliers nowadays offer green energy. In many if not most cases however, this does not mean what consumers would usually think it does…

16. February 202013. February 2020
Categories Health

Can the Coronavirus be Stopped through Contact Tracing and Isolation?

Link of the day: Feasibility of controlling 2019-nCoV outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts While in London I co-worked on a paper about the…

10. February 20208. March 2020

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  • Gender Differences Among Top Performers in Chess

    17. October 2020
  • In Support of Super-Rich Philanthropy

    15. September 2020
  • Calfiornia Firefighters and the US prison Industrial Complex

    27. August 2020
  • Lab Safety and the Origins of Covid-19

    6. August 2020
  • Can Donating Blood Help Reverse Aging?

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