Kinder und Geräte und Internet

Als Vater von zwei kleinen und wachsenden Kindern komme ich ganz langsam in Teufels Küche der elektronischen Geräte und Kindern.  Teufels Küche ist ein milder Ausdruck für die Realität. Wenn Du ein Kind hast und denkst «Hä, was hat denn der wieder» – bitte weiterlesen und reinziehen. Updates: am 14. Februar 2023: «Teen girls bear …

The vicious cycle of lying

It is more obvious than ever: there seems to exist a benefit to lying in politics. Looking at the current midterm rallies of US president Donald Trump, it looks like there is an actual strategy of lying as a means to more votes and more voter turnout. Here is one random example of an article …

Polarisierung und Konfliktpotential

Dies ist ein Artikel, der meiner Arbeit am Institut für Modellbildung und Simulation der Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften in St. Gallen entspringt. Filterblasen und «Fake News» oder alternative Fakten sind in aller Munde. Die Mischung dieser Effekte und deren Konsequenzen können heute fast täglich in den Medien verfolgt werden. Sie führt wie von selbst in …

Grammar and Spell Checking on shrib.com with Grammarly

shrib.com has a vast user base across the world. These are people who value text, quality, and reliability above anything else. That’s why I am so excited to announce today that we partnered with Grammarly. We are bringing the best grammar and spell checking to everyone using shrib.com.

«Century Of The Self» – A Documentary On The Roots Of Mass Psychology

I discovered the documentary «Century Of The Self» a few years ago. It is scary, fascinating, and thought-provoking. And above all, it solved a lot of my big questions about life all at once. I come back to it over and over since. The documentary describes the origins of today’s consumerist, «bigger, stronger, faster», growth-only, …

As We Become Fathers (Updated)

Are you soon going to become a father? Is your husband or boyfriend soon going to be a father? Many friends of mine become fathers these days. I am one with two daughters. They are 3 years and 7 months old. My memories of the time before I was a father are still fresh. Yet …