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Am fost intrebat de unde vine titlul blogului si n-am raspuns, pentru ca raspunsul ar fi fost mult prea lung. Dar la un moment dat ceva, cumva trebuie sa ofer ca raspuns. Am decis sa-ncep c-un articol mai mult sau mai putin enciclopedic despre Nietzsche, Also Sprach Zarathustra si – intr-un viitor apropiat - Zamolxis.

Based on my mistaken belief that there may be people reading this, I go ahead with my recommendations, after the intro and Asia. PISA is not just a set of tests, it comes with suggestions and recommendations.

The results of the latest PISA testing have come out. Will I manage to write about the educational styles in Canada (which is 4th, tied with Finland, after Singapore, Japan and Estonia) and Romania (48th out of 70)?

Este interesant de vazut cat de repede se raspandeste o stire in blogosfera romaneasca. La ora scrierii acestui articol, Google Blogsearch listeaza 7 pagini de rezultate despre Cuil.com si pana cand citesti tu, vor sari de zece. Un prilej excelent sa ne uitam la motoarele de cautare si cum au evoluat.

After briefly going through the just-published PISA 2015 results, here we expand on our knowledge of the top-performing Asian countries, which share some important characteristics.

Pentru un rroman adeverat (adica si adevarat, si invederat), intrebarea "cine a asmutit revista Nature pe teza inocentului Ponta?" nu numai ca nu e cretina, dar chiar necesita un raspuns. Care raspuns daca nu apare, clar e facatura. Pentru acesti eroi ai adeveriei scriu..

I sporadically come across Dan Alexe's writings. He's a smart dude, he's courageous, and he seems to constantly be bullying "protocronists / dacologists" whom he calls "dacopaths" ("dacopati" cf Romanian original, a term most likely inspired by the derisive and pejorative “psychopaths”). I thought I deconstruct / smite him a bit.

La cererea telecititorilor, suparati de intreruperea publicitara, continui sa am labartez discutand interviul care e oricum lung. Ca drumul pana la tine, if u dig Andries.

Romania este discutata de un Profesor canadian care scrie o carte despre regiune. Omul stie ce vorbeste, dar vorbeste in engleza.

Though the premise is not original (Weird Science 1985, s1m0ne 2002, Pixel Perfect 2004, or Pygmalion, Pinocchio and Frankenstein) and this is a Hollywood, almost Disney movie to its core, the treatment is not that bad - it's actually quite refreshing. Here’s the trailer.

Citeam recent in buda despre o emisiune, momentu' adevarului, descrisa de Buddha. Si nu mi-au placut concluziile si interpretarile lui. Si-n loc sa-i bag un comment, care-ar fi fost foarte lung, m-am gandit ca mai bine scriu un articol in tema.

Azi la BNR un Isa-Rescue depui, maine el va .. inMuguri? Continuam balada lui Mugur, dupa ce in episodul anterior ne-am uitat la declaratiile de avere.

I have in the past participated in 'Romanians against others' contests (such as Brancusi @ Saatchi, cum 2 Ro) and never really liked the idea. So I organized quite a few of my own on this blog (guess the relevant category) and again participated in home-grown ones (selgros, roz cu bunici, leustean, verona, economy), and that was better. This time, I have in front of me a list of Romanian inventions (docx) and I get to vote which one deserves a prize from 3M. You can and should vote as well – see the link below.

Cine este proponentul "comportamentalismului radical" si de ce ne-ar pasa de el? Eu cred ca munca "celui mai influent psiholog al secolului 20", desi controversata, este antidotul perfect pentru determinismul genetic ce pare sa controleze "gandirea" romaneasca.

In ultima salva din dezbaterea "nature vs nurture", un studiu de la Harvard (1) publicat in Science baga ultimele cuie in sicriul determinismului genetic (credinta ca IQ-ul este determinat de gene si nimic altceva). Studiul demonstreaza clar ca un copil pierde puncte IQ pentru fiecare luna petrecuta in orfelinat.

I pity the politicians who want to do something good. They can’t clickbait their laws. For instance, the measure to tax sugary stuff can and should be called an anti-aging tax or, in Romanian, “contributia pentru o tinerete fara batranete si-o veatza fara de moarte”.

Stateam vineri de vorba cu niste amici si chestiuni importante la ordinea zilei inceput-au sa ma framante. Despre romanismul mitocan am tot vorbit si eu si altii, dar oare nu exista probleme si cu politetea debordanta?

Am dat-o cu Miorita hindusa, l-am introdus pe Campbell s-ale sale multe fete in lumina reflectorului, a mai ramas sa-i prezentam pe cei ramasi in umbra, care-au lucrat intr-una pe tacute dar n-au ajuns niciodata asa proeminenti precum Campbell.

Am auzit cu totii de recenta descoperire a unei "fraude" in sistemele Societe Generale de cateva 4.9 miliarde euro. Aflam azi ca o angajata BRD a incercat sa fure 2.2 milioane de euro intr-un mod deosebit de tembel.

So many scandals in Romania, so little time. It's hard to decide what to write about. I can't read Romanian news - everything is clickbait and when I try reading something, I invariably find grammar, spelling or logic (or all of the above) mistakes. I choose to write about a "scandal" that happened toward the end of March, because none of the opinions I've read explain what's going on to my level of perception.