Gidsje waarin Van Dis ons meeneemt langs plekken in Parijs die bepalend zijn geweest voor de eerste periode dat hij er woonde. Met aantal rake observaties, zoals die over verschil met de Nederlandse metro: ‘In Parijs ruikt het niet naar patat’. Ik las dit boekje op een manier die Van Dis’ goedkeuring waarschijnlijk kan wegdragen:ContinueContinue reading “Wandelen door Parijs met Adriaan”
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At war
Since the horrendous attacks in my beloved Paris I’ve been increasing my reading on ISIS, the attacks, jihadism and the Middle-East. Here’s a selection: A Vox article on the gap between true narratives and true facts. “America has not changed Iraq or Syria, but the wars there have indeed changed America” – a long-read ContinueContinue reading “At war”
Superforecasting – Philip Tetlock (2015)
Most important take-away: don’t take ‘experts’ too seriously, especially not the famous ones. They are very prone to looking at the world through the lens of a so-called hedgehog: there is only one truth and reality has to adapt to it. Tetlock has even demonstrated an inversed correlation between fame and accuracy. The more famousContinueContinue reading “Superforecasting – Philip Tetlock (2015)”
Oorlog en Kermis – Olaf Koens (2015)
A set of stories about the surreal world Russians, Ukrainians and other former Soviet peoples live in. A world wherein everything and everyone is suspect, where the abnormal is normal and vodka is consumed like water. Although every story is different – from the adventures of Pussy Riot to the incarceration of Greenpeace employees, fromContinueContinue reading “Oorlog en Kermis – Olaf Koens (2015)”
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