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The Babel Syndrome - Part 4
Babel Hit the Power Button
Aug 18
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Dirk Wouters
The Babel Syndrome - Part 3
When the Map Starts Managing the Territory
Aug 14
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Dirk Wouters
The Babel Syndrome - Part 2
When Agreement Meets Reality
Aug 11
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Dirk Wouters
The Babel Syndrome - Part 1
We Still Speak the Same Language.
Aug 8
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Dirk Wouters
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Quantum Spielerei 21: How Does a Thought Think?
Quantum Spielerei: How Does a Thought Think?
Aug 2
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Dirk Wouters
July 2026
The Paradox of Abstract Truth
Abstract truths simplify reality. This essay shows how partial truths become political tools—and why context is essential to honest judgment.
Jul 11
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Dirk Wouters
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The International Order Did Not Fail Because It Was Too Weak. It Failed Because It Lied to Itself.
The international order weakened not only through force, but through double standards that eroded its legitimacy, trust, and moral authority.
Jul 7
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Dirk Wouters
June 2026
Quantum Spielerei 20: The Wavefunction Choreographer
Quantum Spielerei is playful physics: real concepts, irresponsible metaphors, and just enough accuracy to avoid being arrested by a theorist.
Jun 15
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Dirk Wouters
Regulation Is Not Engineering, EU vs. Apple
The EU can mandate outcomes, but complex technology resists legal blueprints. Apple’s case exposes the limits and trade-offs of regulation.
Jun 12
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Dirk Wouters
Democracy Is Stuck in the Mud
Why institutional drift, distrust, and weak political selection leave democracies vulnerable to leaders who promise decisive personal power.
Jun 10
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Dirk Wouters
Quantum Spielerei 19: The Particle That Knows the Answer
Here is the annoying thing about quantum physics.
Jun 8
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Dirk Wouters
The Academics We Love — Or Not
A critique of how academic incentives, abstraction, and distance from implementation can turn expertise into institutional blind spots.
Jun 5
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Dirk Wouters
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