
βπΌ Essays


π Opened or closed will determine China’s future success
A millennia ago, at a time when Europe was considered so much of a backwater that much of it was not even worth raiding, the Chinese already navigated with the nautical compass, read books printed with moveable type and fought with gunpowder. The three inventions that...
β¬οΈ Pollyanna’s secret
Optimists are often sneered with certain nicknames. Those who want to show off that they are well-read often uses Dr.Pangloss from Voltaire as a insult. But some people calls the optimist a “Pollyanna.” But have you ever asked yourself about the orgin of...
π‘ Infinite human knowledge is possible
The human superpowerThe human superpower is the ability to create knowledge. We are not limited to the knowledge stored in our DNA, but we have brains with more and another type of knowledge. We have explanatory knowledge, as Deutsch calls it. We can understand...
π° Do you think media is a dying business? Think again
The Optimist’s EdgeMost people think the media is a lousy business, and it often is if you are an old media company. But not if you are the right kind of new media company with a global audience. Then you have a free global distribution of articles, audio and...