I have noticed that livescience.com as an online publication is more and more preoccupied at unveiling conspiracies based on various scientists theories. Something like if a certain thing isn't white, it must be black. Someone said that he discovered a formula to prove that a conspiracy is founded or not. I believe that if you prove something, that thing ceases to remain a conspiracy (as a sum of information hidden from the public), it purely becomes a fact. [source: … [Read more...]
About Modern Censorship
Half of my life I lived under a regime of dictatorship. As a kid I didn't feel it that strong, growing up I have discovered it being insane. Beside any stupidities concerning the rulers, censorship is what I hated most. When Gorbachev launched his transparency in politics platform, people started to see hope in the near future. An apparent lack of censorship begun to manifest after December 1989, when CIA with help from key Romanians overthrown Nicolae Ceauşescu, the "King of Communism". They … [Read more...]
Ocean Governance
At the end of February, between 24-26, took place the “World Ocean Summit 2014”, an event organized by “The Economist” Magazine and some world leaders too. This year’s Goal can be resumed in these few words, taken from the magazine’s site: “Governance is critical—our seas are in trouble for want of governance. But good governance is difficult to forge—not least in the high seas, where there is little formal jurisdiction. The sustainable use of our seas is equally essential—and intimately … [Read more...]
Che Guevara, a Wrong Myth
A few years ago, wandering on maybe the most famous Istanbul street but the less visited by tourists because they're lured to different objectives in different parts of the great city, I have heard for the first time the piece of music featured in the video at the end of this article. One of the wrong myths of the last century, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna y Lynch, known as “el Che”, was fortunate enough to meet the right bunch to become famous. Unfortunately he doesn’t deserve to be famous, … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to Avoid Conspirationist Ardor
A post by Adriana Popovici. Ah, conspiracy theories! Hacking the maleficent web of world domination. Exposing the plans brewed in the shadows of the Earth. We're all pretty much going to die. There is a chance for a better world, but... it's dim. Yeeet, there is hope. But hope is not enough... Until next time, buy this new book and be enlightened. And buy that one too - the authors promote each other. They're teaching you how to survive the end of the world. And don't miss their conference … [Read more...]
The Columnist
I was waiting for a certain guest post on this category I so affected proclaimed that I hate :). Oh, but it's plenty to fill the page on this. I could have put this in Life or even in Art, but I'm not digesting the book written so witty by Belén Fernández, The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work. I want to talk about this Friedman character, Pulitzer Prize winner, author, journalist and columnist. The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work is a take-down of the three-time … [Read more...]