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Quantum Spielerei 15: The Wall That Sometimes Isn’t — Tunneling
Take a marble and a brick wall.
Oct 10
•
dirk
The Fragility Paradox: How Comfort Made Us Soft
The Age of Ease: Prosperity, Fragility, and the Human Spirit
Oct 3
•
dirk
September 2025
Quantum Spielerei 14: Space Isn’t a Stage, It’s the Cast
Space Isn’t a Stage, It’s the Cast
Sep 27
•
dirk
How Slow Minds in Fast Times Break Societies
Technology’s Rapid Pace vs.
Sep 21
•
dirk
Quantum Spielerei 13: Black-Hole Drums, Gravitational Waves, and the Underground Ear
Quantum Spielerei:
Sep 15
•
dirk
After God’s Exit: How the Humanities Dropped the Compass
A Table, Not a Throne: Rebuilding Shared Rules for a Post-Religious Age
Sep 12
•
dirk
After God’s Exit: How the Humanities Dropped the Compass - Deep Dive
A Table, Not a Throne: Rebuilding Shared Rules for a Post-Religious Age
Sep 12
•
dirk
Degrees Without Deliverables: The Hidden Bill Societies Are Paying
Prefer the Deep Dive?
Sep 11
•
dirk
Degrees Without Deliverables: The Hidden Bill Societies Are Paying - Deep Dive
TL;DR - go to the short version
Sep 11
•
dirk
Transfers vs. Flywheels: East Germany and Poland’s Divergent Post-1989 Paths - Deep Dive
TL;DR read rhe short version Here
Sep 4
•
dirk
Why Poland Feels Up and East Germany Feels Overruled
Two Transitions, Two Moods: Why Poland Feels Like a Success and East Germany Still Feels Shortchanged
Sep 4
•
dirk
August 2025
Quantum Spielerei 12: Superposition — And, Not Or
Quantum Spielerei:
Aug 26
•
dirk
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