Category Archives: Cartoons

The Elegant Universe

Posted on May 16, 2015 by diplopi

. . for more than half a century–even in the midst of some of the greatest scientific achievements in history–physicists have been quietly aware of a dark cloud looming on a distant horizon. The problem is this: There are two … Continue reading →

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Educate Thyself

Posted on January 15, 2015 by diplopi

Voltaire on why one should educate oneself: “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” This seems to be relevant in our days as we see presumably good people turning bad as they believe the absurdities … Continue reading →

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Evolution is Just a Theory

Posted on January 3, 2015 by diplopi

From the book ‘Science Tales: Lies, Hoaxes and Scams’, Darryl Cunningham takes on common challenges to evolution, debunking them point by point (see the whole chapter on evolution vs theory here: http://darryl-cunningham.blogspot.no/2011/06/evolution.html ). It probably won’t change the minds of someone who … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2014 by diplopi

“If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life – and only then will I be free to become myself. ” ― Martin … Continue reading →

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We Are All Mad

Posted on October 25, 2014 by diplopi

“When we remember we are all mad the mysteries disappears and the world stands explained” – Mark Twain

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Heuristics

Posted on October 13, 2014 by diplopi

“Heuristic is an algorithm in a clown suit. It’s unpredictable, it’s more fun, and it comes without a 30-day, money-back guarantee.” – Steve McConnell Heuristic (from Greek “Εὑρίσκω”, “find” or “discover”) refers to experience-based techniques for problem solving, learning, and discovery that find a solution … Continue reading →

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Nobel Prize Recipients from Norway in Physiology or Medicine

Posted on October 6, 2014 by diplopi

              Congratulations to this year´s Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine and cognitive neuroscientists May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser from Norway together with John O´Keefe from UK, which have discovered an inner positioning system … Continue reading →

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Go Right

Posted on October 4, 2014 by diplopi

Outlier in Norwegian can be translated as ‘homeless, jobless and most probably drunk’; “uteligger”. And you never want to be three standard deviations below the mean in a normal distribution when it comes to home, job and alcohol.

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Normal Person vs Scientist

Posted on September 27, 2014 by diplopi

 

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The Writing Process

Posted on May 2, 2014 by diplopi

What it sometimes feel like to be working on my thesis.

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