Randomness as the origin of creativity

When looking at the creative advances in technology, art, science or society that really changed the story of humanity, we see that they are all quantum leaps. What does that mean? It means that true innovation requires a departure from

The nature of randomness

Randomness has a bad name. It is closely associated with chaos, unintended, unreliable, misguided and pointless. Strangely enough, randomness is at the very root of order. It is the cause of diversity in nature and guards us against descent into oblivion. Let’s celebrate randomness in this post.

Why thinking is a bad idea, if you want to get somewhere good

I’m currently deep in the depth of mathematical research into the equations behind genetic fractals. I’m also ever looking for the next thing to do. Regular work bores me quickly and right now my work is as regular as it gets and I can do it with my brain in sleep mode. The only redeeming hope is that the work is temporary and

Life under a giant sun

I live on the foothills of the Jura mountains and at this time of year we often get fog in the valley. On such days we wake up to a beautiful sun, set in a deep blue sky. Then, as I drive into the valley to go to work, I descend into a fog which evolves into a low hanging cloud.

Joseph Fourier and the Creation Equation

Joseph Fourier, French mathematician (1768-1830) is one of my heroes. Join me back in 1994 during a lonely nightshift in the control room of the LEAR antiproton decelerator at CERN.

Seeing infinity

You may recall a post about me being lost in the woods of mathematics of genetic fractals and after finding my way out, I reported excitedly about some abstract findings.

Desiring a second rate life

Recently I watched a BBC programme “Visions of the future” on YouTube. One scene that stopped me in my mental tracks was of a young woman who described herself as an introverted history student and who admitted that she much preferred living in World of Warcraft where she was recognized by her online buddies as outgoing and extroverted.

The mother of simplicity

Design for a flying machine by Leonardo da Vinci (Image credit Wikimedia)

As I am currently developing a new product, I can see it in my mind’s eye in all its simplicity. It breathes quiet and ease; it will make us feel good. But as I develop the bits & pieces, it appears that the complexity behind the scenes is ever increasing. It is almost getting out of hand.

Zyra’s self consciousness

Asimo (courtesy Wikimedia)

It is time that I turn a corner. After much reflection I must accept that what I thought of as my “self“ does not exist. It’s been coming for a while but here it is. I am not me.

Fractal reality, what else!

In a number of posts from planet Genetic Fractals, I have suggested that duality is a faulty illusion induced by the human mind (“Your anti-cartesian life“, “The Spectrum of Duality“).