Dark Something Something.

Raus aus dem Dunkeln: Warum an der Debatte über Algorithmen alle BürgerInnen teilhaben sollten.

Algorithmische Entscheidungsfindung (algorithmic decision making, kurz ADM) ist aus unserem digitalen Leben nicht mehr wegzudenken. Diese Entwicklung bringt Fragen mit sich: Darf eine PKW-Software darüber entscheiden, wer im Falle eines Unfalls zu Schaden kommt? Wer bestimmt über meine Kreditwürdigkeit? Wen ziehe ich zur Verantwortung, wenn mich die Versicherung ablehnt? Das Problem: Als BürgerInnen sind wir derzeit nicht in der Lage, überhaupt mitdiskutieren zu können, da wir über solche komplexen Themen nicht genug wissen.

Those psychologists should be punished!

Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists.

Getting outraged on others' behalf often isn't about altruism but soothing personal guilt and asserting one's status as a good person.

Mission to Ewww.

Why Astronauts Burn Their Dirty Underwear.

We don't have a laundry system, so the space station crew basically wear clothes until they smell bad, then throw them in the trash

She invented the term “mansplaining” (btw. who invented “germansplaining”?).

The Philosopher Queen: Rebecca Solnit.

The Post-Human World.

What really happens is that the self disintegrates. It’s not that you understand your true self better, but you come to realize there is no true self. There is just a complicated connection of biochemical connections, without a core. There is no authentic voice that lives inside you.

The Psychology of Human Misjudgment by Charles T. Munger.

Prima Idee.

Text-Quiz als kreativer Anti-Troll-Test: Der norwegische Rundfunk lässt Leser Fragen beantworten, bevor sie Artikel kommentieren dürfen.

Beautifully done for a lot of music that won’t go anywhere.

25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going.

Interact With a Hologram Made from Super-Thin Water Particles.

Interview with Håkon Wium Lie.

If you could have one print-related wish come true, what would it be?

Can I have three wishes? We need solid support for sidenotes, baseline alignment, and top/bottom-floating figures with snapping to nearest edge.