SubscribeResponse to one of Alvo Stockman’s ideas on the psychology of magic.
The Horizon of Reason
Exploring the boundaries of logic and perception
Proud to be a Neanderthal
It has been suggested that I look like a Neanderthal. Some people might see this as an insult. Recent research has, however, shown that Neanderthal was not the brutish ape, but a sophisticated human species. I am thus proud to be Neanderthal!
God exists!
Kurt Gödel’s mathematical proof of God
The Praise of Folly
Some deliberations about the place of carnival in contemporary society.
Nothing more practical than a good theory
Why is there so much humbug in management literature?
Magic Blueprinting: Using MML for scripting routines
Using Alvo Stockman’s Magic Modelling Language to analyse the dynamics of magic routines.
The Magic of Special Effects
Just got back from watching Avatar and was blown away by the special effects. Watching it in 3D really transports you into another world; unfortunately the storyline was only one dimensional. Some aspects of the movie are truly magical in the sense that disbelief is totally suspended. Cinematographic technology has developed rapidly the past decades [...]
Adelaide Magic Convention
Yesterday I got home from Adelaide after attending a magic convention. Here are some impressions of this weekend of thaumaturgy.
The two and a half day gathering of magicians and magic enthusiasts started with a Close-Up show. It quickly became clear that this would be a weekend of card tricks, more card tricks and even some [...]
Zombie Strippers
“Great tits huh? Yes, but what does it mean?”
Last year I watched Zombie Strippers with a few friends and was amused by its extravagant combination of nudity, gore and philosophy. Some might consider this a pretentious B-movie, but that assumes that the philosophical content of this flick are mere sound bites and not a coherent [...]
Strategic Management and Serendipity
Life is unpredictable and much of human culture is in essence a means to deal with the unpredictable. We can not know whether the next harvest will fail, whether we still have a job next year or when we will die. Ancient systems, such as astrology and other forms of divination were developed to reduce [...]
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