The Tallest Ruin in the World
In Society of the Spectacle, Guy Debord argued that capitalism neutralizes critical dispositions through the hypnotic power of its spectacle of commodities, mass advertising, light, films, color, and…
The Tallest Ruin in the World
In Society of the Spectacle, Guy Debord argued that capitalism neutralizes critical dispositions through the hypnotic power of its spectacle of commodities, mass advertising, light, films, color, and…
Twitter and malaria: Joining forces to fight poverty
WTF? That was my reaction too as I read an FT article which came to the radical conclusion that Twitter and malaria are bedfellows in the global fight…
Twitter and malaria: Joining forces to fight poverty
WTF? That was my reaction too as I read an FT article which came to the radical conclusion that Twitter and malaria are bedfellows in the global fight…
Twitter and malaria: Joining forces to fight poverty
WTF? That was my reaction too as I read an FT article which came to the radical conclusion that Twitter and malaria are bedfellows in the global fight…
Twitter and malaria: Joining forces to fight poverty
WTF? That was my reaction too as I read an FT article which came to the radical conclusion that Twitter and malaria are bedfellows in the global fight…
Notes on Thoughtfulness in Scholarly Publishing (3): In This, I Support Elsevier
[Updated] This series began in the wake of an instance in which I, to the irritation of most observers, questioned a case of self-piracy. Soon thereafter, self-piracy was…
No Respect
He had hundreds of very funny jokes that underscored the “no respect” theme. Here’s one culled from a performance on the
No Respect
He had hundreds of very funny jokes that underscored the “no respect” theme. Here’s one culled from a performance on the
Friedemann Weihs – Pingdong, Taiwan
Friedemann Weihs – Pingdong, TaiwanAuslandsaufenthalt: September 2013 – Februar 2014 Eine Reise von tausend Meilen beginnt unter deinem Fuß (Dao de jing) Doch die Reise beginnt nicht mit…
Friedemann Weihs – Pingdong, Taiwan
Friedemann Weihs – Pingdong, TaiwanAuslandsaufenthalt: September 2013 – Februar 2014 Eine Reise von tausend Meilen beginnt unter deinem Fuß (Dao de jing) Doch die Reise beginnt nicht mit…
Friedemann Weihs – Pingdong, Taiwan
Friedemann Weihs – Pingdong, TaiwanAuslandsaufenthalt: September 2013 – Februar 2014 Eine Reise von tausend Meilen beginnt unter deinem Fuß (Dao de jing) Doch die Reise beginnt nicht mit…
Film “Entwicklungshilflos ?”
Ab heute findet ihr hier den von mir mitgestalteten Film “Entwicklungshilflos ?”, der Meinungen von acht Vertreter_innen des EZ-Diskurses in 30 Minuten präsentiert. Interviewt wurden u.a. …
Friedemann Weihs – Pingdong, Taiwan
Friedemann Weihs – Pingdong, TaiwanAuslandsaufenthalt: September 2013 – Februar 2014 Eine Reise von tausend Meilen beginnt unter deinem Fuß (Dao de jing) Doch die Reise beginnt nicht mit…
Big Gods Book Club #6: Concluding Thoughts
(This post concludes our “book club” webinar discussing Ara Norenzayan’s latest book with its author. This précis introduced the discussion.) In what follows I’ll make some general concluding comm…
‘Big Gods’ book club #5: Remarks on the two puzzles
I like Ara’s way of studying scientific problems very much, weaving together various disciplines from evolutionary modelling to experimental psychology or social anthropology, and I also like the…
Kisoi Munyao und die kenianische Flagge
Am 12. Dezember 1963, also heute vor 50 Jahren, am Vorabend der kenianischen Unabhängigkeit, bestieg Kisoi Munyao Mount Kenya. Um Mitternacht dann ließ er die britische Flagge herunter…
‘Big Gods’ book club #4: Alternative explanations?
Unfortunately, I had to read this book more quickly than it would deserve; still, it is an engaging, up-to-date and pleasant synthesis of works from different disciplinary fields.…