reports, stories (sometimes fiction)
To recreate social systems, I have to model individuals and the institutions formed by their networks. Individuals are part of multiple networks and can thus… Read More »(1893) Emile Durkheim and Grouped Specialisation
In order to build and run toy social systems, I have to make decisions about how I can imitate the behavior of people. Imitate people… Read More »(1885) Paul Rée, Autonomy, Morals and @realtruth
After getting to know Le Bon, I realize that there are more who wrote epiphany pieces in the 19th century and which have now (2021… Read More »Three Post-Darwinian Decennia (1870-1899)
A year ago I started the blog in the hope of gaining a better understanding of COVID. For myself. To determine my attitude. That’s difficult.… Read More »Hoping for the Best
As a responsible citizen I look for arguments to determine my attitude towards the measures taken by the government. I can of course rely on… Read More »As Responsible Citizen …
The material given below deserves further study. I now have data on 72 different countries in the form of time series. (The Jupyter Notebook is… Read More »To Know and to Observe
Almost simultaneously with the news that Biden had been elevated to president elect, the news reached me that my grandson Marius was infected with the… Read More »Family Message
This is the first of what will be a long series of stories about the questions COVID-19 poses and the answers the data provides, and… Read More »A COVID-19 interim report (1): Panic
It is October 13, 2020. Yesterday the British government announced a new national approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four different levels in daily new infections… Read More »Fragility
Yesterday was the first Trump-Biden debate. I waited till 03.00 am to watch. Could not believe what was presented and turned the thing off. Remembering… Read More »WeChatting on Trump