analyticus

@analyticus@mastodon.social

Sociologist:
Interest in Research Methodology, Social & Policy Research, Data Science, Epistemology, Privacy, IT.

Work:
-1. International Development Consulting, Foreign Aid & Technical Assistance Programs, International Enterprise & Management Development, International Business Matchmaking, Trade, Tourism.

-2. Social Media.

Hobbies:
#Nature #Travel #Cycling #Sailing

Lived in Curaçao 🇨🇼, The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Spain 🇪🇦, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

Toots in 🇺🇸🇬🇧 / 🇳🇱 / 🇩🇪 / 🇨🇵 / 🇪🇦
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analyticus, to philosophy

11 Philosophical Razors to Simplify Your Life.

Philosophical razors simplify decision-making by “shaving off” possibilities and explanations with a low probability of being useful or true. Every day we’re confronted with vast amounts of information and problems that are begging for evaluation and solutions. The ability to eliminate unlikely ones by way of taking mental shortcuts is a uniquely human superpower.

https://themindcollection.com/philosophical-razors

@philosophy @philosophie @philosophyofmind

analyticus,

@failedLyndonLaRouchite @philosophy @philosophie @philosophyofmind 👏👏👏

analyticus, to Logic

More than argument, logic is the very structure of reality

The patterns of reality

Some have thought that logic will one day be completed and all its problems solved. Now we know it is an endless task

https://aeon.co/essays/more-than-argument-logic-is-the-very-structure-of-reality

@philosophy @philosophie @philosophyofmind

analyticus, to ai

How real is the threat of data poisoning to generative AI?

A new tool has been created to poison image-output models like Midjourney and DALLE-2. Is ChatGPT next?

https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ai-and-automation/how-real-is-the-threat-of-generative-ai-data-poisoning

analyticus, to philosophy

Since when is philosophy a branch of the self-help industry?

The discipline today finds itself precariously balanced between incomprehensible specialisation and cheap self-help

https://aeon.co/essays/since-when-is-philosophy-a-branch-of-the-self-help-industry

@philosophy @philosophyofmind @philosophie

analyticus, to statistics

How to spot misinformation, mistakes, and meaningless data.

(How not to be fooled by viral charts - by Noah Smith)

“The art of any propagandist and agitator consists in his ability to find the best means of influencing any given audience, by presenting a definite truth, in such a way as to make it most convincing, most easy to digest, most graphic, and most strongly impressive.” — Lenin

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-not-to-be-fooled-by-viral-charts

analyticus, to science

What Was the Fact?

Facts, like telescopes and wigs for gentlemen, were a seventeenth-century invention.

Centuries ago, our society buried profound differences of conscience, ideas, and faith, and in their place erected facts, which did not seem to rise or fall on pesky political and philosophical questions. But the power of facts is now waning, not because we don’t have enough of them but because we have so many.

https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/what-was-the-fact

@philosophy

analyticus, to philosophy

Existentialism.

What makes a good life? Existentialists believed we should embrace freedom and authenticity.

In the 20th century Jean-Paul Sartre was a key figure in existentialism:

🔗 https://theconversation.com/what-makes-a-good-life-existentialists-believed-we-should-embrace-freedom-and-authenticity-204364

@philosophy

analyticus, to philosophy

Karl Popper's Paradox of Tolerance:

If everyone is tolerant of every idea, then intolerant ideas will emerge. Tolerant people will tolerate this intolerance, and the intolerant people will not tolerate the tolerant people. Eventually, the intolerant people will take over and create a society of intolerance. Therefore, Popper said, to maintain a society of tolerance, the tolerant must be intolerant of intolerance…

More:
🔗 https://markmanson.net/the-paradox-of-tolerance

#popper #karlpopper #Philosophy @philosophy

analyticus,

@lupposofi @mkhoury @leidkultur @philosophy @gerritbeine
Thanks for your link !

analyticus, to science

The Language of Science

How the words we use have evolved over the past 175 years

🔗 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-language-of-science/

analyticus, to afterlife

Is there life after death?

Is there an afterlife or is this the only life we get? Most believe science says there is no afterlife. But this view, while common, is wrong.
It required thousands of years of careful study of the natural world. Today, modern science offers answers to this age-old mystery.

Contrary to popular wisdom, the existence of an afterlife is an inescapable conclusion of many of today’s scientific theories.

🔗 https://alwaysasking.com/is-there-life-after-death/

#death #afterlife #science #theories

analyticus,

@elduvelle I agree with you.

But as someone interested in research methodology I publish on this platform publications related to methodology from all kinds of backgrounds for the sake of discussion: I'm interested in how people evaluate research. How do they respond to articles. Do they just accept, never accept or in what way do they criticize research. As a sociologist living in a world full of fake news, I'm interested in those valuations.

analyticus, to news

The Tragic Decline of 'Free' News.

It’s Not a Good Sign When People Who Don’t Pay for News, Have So Little to Choose From.

Opinion | Whatever Happened to ‘Free’ News? - The New York Times.

(And they've put this behind a paywall !! 🙈 )

🔗
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/opinion/media-layoffs-journalism-internet.html

analyticus, to Neuroscience

AI Revolution: Simulating Human Behavior for Groundbreaking Social Science.

Summary: A team of researchers predicts artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), could redefine social science research.
They believe LLMs, trained on vast amounts of text data, can mimic human responses to aid in extensive and rapid human behavior studies.

🔗 https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-social-science-research-23488/

@sociology

analyticus, to philosophy

The ‘Golden Mean’.

Aristotle’s ‘golden mean’ is his theory that excellence lies in the middle way between two extreme states: excess and deficiency. This article considers the theory — and shares Aristotle’s tips for living in accordance with it.

🔗 https://philosophybreak.com/articles/the-golden-mean-aristotle-guide-to-living-excellently/?ref=refind

@philosophy

analyticus, to Fashion

‘Trends have lost all meaning’.

Brands’ fascination with social-media fads has devalued the rigorous practice of trend forecasting. Brands should remember some simple laws of physics to get back on track.

Trends once meant meaningful social change: an emerging and defining collective thought, behaviour, value, or attitude. A shift in society.
Not any longer....

🔗 https://www.contagious.com/news-and-views/trends-have-lost-all-meaning

@sociology

analyticus, to sociology

The difference between linear regression and correlation analysis.

How to do linear regression and correlation analysis.

Steps, methods, tools, and use cases for locating predictable user actions and improving retention.

https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/linear-regression-and-correlation-analysis

@sociology

analyticus, to sociology

Why young adults aren't happy...

.
It’s partially a function of how we’ve raised them. Many grew up hearing how “special” they were.
It turns out that most kids aren’t really special.

And, following their “passion” is a fast-track to a lifetime of making caramel macchiatos at Starbucks. Because no matter how special your kid may seem, they aren’t likely to be the next Tom Brady or Taylor Swift.

🔗 https://tomgreene.com/blog/t2jhngp85apl8x96xakg74rsa7nwpb

@sociology

analyticus,

@Lunatech @sociology it's not blaming the people. It's explaining the result and effects on us of having a society where 1% is in power !!

ssamulczyk, to cycling Polish
@ssamulczyk@mstdn.social avatar

We’re really trying to hook our kids up on but it’s hard to motivate them. This 4 years old is only willing to ride if there is a playground at the end…😂

video/mp4

analyticus,

@ssamulczyk but the rewards are so great when you persist !! Here cycling with my granddaughter.

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analyticus, (edited ) to science

Debate: Why not scientism?

Science is not the only form of knowledge but it is the best, being the most successful epistemic enterprise in history.

Philosophy is dead,’ Stephen Hawking once declared, because it ‘has not kept up with modern developments in science, particularly physics.’
The response from some philosophers was to accuse Hawking of ‘scientism'

🔗 https://aeon.co/essays/science-is-not-the-only-form-of-knowledge-but-it-is-the-best

@sociology @philosophy

analyticus, to random

The State of Democracy Around the World, 2023

Only 8% of the world’s population actually lives in a full, functioning democracy, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Meanwhile, another 37% of people live in some type of “flawed democracy”, while 55% of the world does not live in democracy at all, based on the EIU’s latest Democracy Index Report.

🔗 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/state-of-democracy-around-the-world-2023/

analyticus, to random

Why ChatGPT and Bing Chat are so good at making things up

A look inside the hallucinating artificial minds of the famous text prediction bots.

Source: Ars Technica

🔗https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/why-ai-chatbots-are-the-ultimate-bs-machines-and-how-people-hope-to-fix-them/

analyticus, (edited ) to sociology

The Status Trap.

Why pursuing status will never bring true happiness.

No matter where we find ourselves in society, there is always a more exclusive group to join and someone of higher status to compare ourselves with.

🔗 https://every.to/no-small-plans/the-status-trap

@sociology

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