james glattfelder

rational is climate change a threat? does global warming exist? is co2 the driving factor? or is it all just an elaborate hoax? but taking a step back first, what can we know ? what is science ? what are laws of nature ? and what can be s

scientific complex systems are composed of many interconnected parts and cannot be tackled analytically, i.e., by using closed-form mathematical expressions. complex systems come from many domains: socio-economic technological biological they ar

fascinated "the brain creates a version of the universe and projects this like a bubble around us." "99% of what you see is not what comes in through the eyes, it is what you infer." "reality emerges out of the fabric of the brain." "how could we po

:-/ we spend billions of dollars trying to understand the origins of the universe, while we still don't understand the conditions for a stable society, a functioning economy, or peace. Dirk Helbing, July 2009, Science special online collection: Comp

enlightened how to get people to do evil: mindlessly taking the first small step down the road to evil dehumanization of others de-individuation of self (anonymity) diffusion of personal responsibility blind obedience to authority