Tag: Aeon

  • How our contradictions make us human and inspire creativity

    How our contradictions make us human and inspire creativity

    Alcune riflessioni sul significato e l’importanza delle contraddizioni, sulle quali esprimiamo spesso opinioni, appunto, incoerenti di David Berliner (Aeon) Have you ever wondered how many contradictory thoughts you have in a day? How many times your thoughts contradict your actions? How often your feelings oppose your principles and beliefs? Most of the time, we don’t…

  • Reporters should ask themselves: ‘What would Einstein do?’

    di Thomas Levenson/Aeon Magazine Albert Einstein understood the power of science and scientific metaphors, and their ability to provide perspective on everyday experiences. Here is his oft-retold description of his best-known idea: ‘When you sit with a nice girl, an hour seems like a minute. When you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like…