Date posted: July 6, 2008
The Difference Technology Makes (2)
The internet has given my ability to do research a tremendous boost. Nowadays, if you know where to search you can find almost any academic book, journal or article.
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Date posted: June 28, 2008
Conferences, Symposia and Workshops
Conferences, symposia and workshops are part of academic folklore. Taking into account the time it takes to prepare a talk, to travel to the venue and to attend the meeting they are highly inefficient means of knowledge transfer. But then, this is not or no longer, the primary goal.
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Date posted: June 14, 2008
The Difference Technology Makes (1)
When I finally got a computer myself I could mess around as long and as much as I wished. I could run simulations, add and change variables, create a graph and visualize whatever I didn't understand.
Recent Posts
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In music, dance, theatre and cinema creating a beginning or an end is more difficult than composing the middle part, because, as in chess, the number of possibilities is limited. Just listen to the final seconds of a random selection of songs on your iPod.
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No Matter. Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better
Sometimes there is a deep truth in advertising.
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My favourite albums of 2008, in case you care to know.
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