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THE WIRED WORLD IN 2013 Annual Trend Report

What big trends can you expect to take hold in 2013?   THE WIRED WORLD IN 2013 is a new annual trend report that covers a broad range of topics across eight sections; from science to arts, politics to medicine and culture to the environment. I have two art ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Nov 7 2012 - 12:44pm

The Rehabilitation Of Dr. Christmas Jones

When I was a young guy living in Florida, on one station we used to get reruns of a television show called "The Saint". I liked the stick figure cartoon and  the halo that would appear above his head in the beginning. Roger Moore was cool. He bec ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 10 2015 - 3:26am

What is the Main Strategy Behind Black Friday?

Looking at suchlike: Can somebody explain "Black Friday" in scientifically satisfying ways (read: leave your party book out of it)?  What is this seemingly dramatic drop in prices that is adjusted so to endanger public safety rather than to ensur ...

Blog Post - Sascha Vongehr - Feb 14 2013 - 12:42pm

Continued Reflection On Labels And Defining One's Identity: The DSM Should Not Be One's Guide

I feel stuck, stuck in the continued reflection of what DSM labels mean to individuals and how they conceive their identities. Perhaps this is because so much of what I read on the internet in our online community is about identity and labels. It seems ma ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Nov 24 2012 - 1:07pm

"Diaosi" Self-Mockery goes viral in China and Why Foreign Men Care

During just two months, the buzzword “diaosi” has invaded China. Its essence, and hence its popularity, has to do with one particular problem in China: ...

Blog Post - Sascha Vongehr - Sep 6 2014 - 3:03am

House Move in Venice

Venice is a wonderful place to visit, if you have a week or even a weekend to spend immersed in art and history, or just to get lost in it and enjoy the romanticism of the place. However, if you live there you tend to hate the town as much as you love it. ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Dec 6 2012 - 6:29am

Chess News

About one year ago I started playing competitive chess again, after a hiatus of almost a decade. Because of the hiatus and some change in the organization of chess in Italy, my status from that of candidate master (with an Elo rating of about 2120, which h ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Dec 6 2012 - 7:02am

My Appearance On The Blaze Network

Last week I flew to Dallas, Texas to do a spot for a pilot program on The Blaze Network, started by conservative political commentator Glenn Beck. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 8 2012 - 11:26am

If You Really Want To Die Before You Get Old, Be A Solo Rock Star Instead Of Joining A Band

Successful solo rock/pop stars are around twice as likely to die early as those in equally famous bands, indicates fascinating research you can read before you over-indulge on New Year's Eve. Though you could have read this same paper on New Year ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 31 2012 - 4:45pm

Short Hiatus and Chess News

I just left the following comment in the thread of my most recent posting, but thought it was more visible here, so I am cut-pasting it: sorry for leaving comments unattended here for long. The fact is I am playing a chess tournament and have no internet c ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Dec 21 2012 - 5:50am