How Neural Networks
See the World
Creativity & Entertainment • Games
Breaking down the psychological tricks and design ploys that turn a mediocre game into a drug you simply cannot quit.
Creativity & Entertainment • Humor
From vaudeville to memes: how humor over the last century shifted from innocent jokes into something awkward to laugh at – and even worse to stay silent about.
Creativity & Entertainment • Literature
A reflection on how the disappearance of mass reading might transform literature into a new form of cultural existence – not death, but metamorphosis.
Creativity & Entertainment • Fan Culture
We dissect how devotees of Marvel, BTS, and Harry Potter forge new meanings out of mass culture – and why that matters more than you think.
Creativity & Entertainment • Nature
Thousands of birds move in sync across the sky, creating a hypnotic aerial dance – that's murmuration, and it has absolutely nothing to do with cats, even if the name hints at purring!
Creativity & Entertainment • Games
We compare MMOs and board games through the lens of ancient philosophy, medieval guilds, and modern neuroscience – which shapes thinking and connections more powerfully?
Creativity & Entertainment • Movie
We dissect why classics seem dragged out and modern cinema hyperactive: it is not just about the editing, but how our perception of time has fundamentally shifted.
Creativity & Entertainment • Movie
Tired of riding the volume button up and down every five minutes? Me too! Let's figure out why modern cinema sounds like a mockery of our ears and nerves.
Creativity & Entertainment • Movie
We figure out whether objective criteria for evaluating films exist, or if each of us watches our own private movie, inaccessible to others.
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