List: Life, Society and Philosophy | Curated by Erik Engheim

Oct 2, 2023
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Life,  Society and PhilosophyMy musing on various aspects of life and society
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Fourth Wave
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Maevyn Frey
Smashing the Stereotype: Women Always Win in Family CourtPatriarchal propaganda strikes again
Sep 21, 2023
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Sep 21, 2023
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Jordan Peterson is not an OracleCanadian professor of psychology Jordan B. Peterson offers his views on every possible topic, but should we listen?
Feb 7, 2023
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Feb 7, 2023
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Growing the World Population Will Not Lead to More InnovationElon Musk argues that we need higher population to innovate more. Here is why he is mistaken.
Jan 2, 2023
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Jan 2, 2023
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Breaking Big Applications into Small ApplicationsReflections on modern software complexity and how to solve it
Dec 19, 2022
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Dec 19, 2022
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Do Civilizations Prosper and Evolve Due to Ideas or Material Conditions?Is the engine of prosperity brilliant minds or resources and geography?
Dec 6, 2022
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Dec 6, 2022
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What is Wrong with Apple Keynote Presentations?I always look forward to Apple presentations and the WWDC, yet every time the presentations rub me the wrong way. Why?
Jun 8, 2021
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Jun 8, 2021
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Why are Dakotans Not Like Scandinavians?Since North Dakota was settled by primarily by Scandinavians, then why aren’t the Dakotas culturally similar to Scandinavia?
Oct 7, 2022
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Oct 7, 2022
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The Science of Painting and Art of ProgrammingWe tend to treat programming as a science or engineering. But is that all that it is?
Feb 7, 2021
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Feb 7, 2021
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The American Hard Work Fallacy
Jan 8, 2022
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Jan 8, 2022
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Stop the “Hard Work” Obsession America!One of the persistent myths in America is that success is primarily down to hard work. Yes, you cannot have success by lying on the Sofa…
Jul 8, 2020
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Jul 8, 2020
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Lets talk about AbstractionsThe mathematician Henri Poincare said:
Aug 19, 2017
Aug 19, 2017
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What to Learn From Elon Musk and Steve JobsWhen looking at the leadership, successes and failures of these tycoons, what is the take away for the rest of us?
Jan 1, 2022
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Jan 1, 2022
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What if Donald Trump Was a Superhero
Apr 18, 2022
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Apr 18, 2022
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American vs Nordic IndividualismAre Nordic countries collectivist or individualistic? If they are individualistic, how is that individualism different from American…
Jul 25, 2021
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Jul 25, 2021
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SwedenGate in Norwegian MediaHow has Norwegian media covered SwedenGate?
Jun 11, 2022
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Jun 11, 2022
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German Soldiers and Unix worse is better
Apr 23, 2022
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Apr 23, 2022
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How Do You Rank Skill
Jan 31, 2022
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Jan 31, 2022
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Why I am a Monarchist and Social DemocratHow can somebody with socialist inclinations believe in Monarchy?
Apr 17, 2021
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Apr 17, 2021
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What is the Purpose of Art?Is art just pretentious? Do we actually need it?
Apr 18, 2021
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Apr 18, 2021
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