Frédéric ProstXerxes Digital ComplexThe interplay between the objective world and our thougts/will is messy. An extreme historical event highlighting this point is given by…Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
Frédéric ProstData Diet and the Sin of Radical AbstinenceThe widespread use of research engines and AI has shaped the world, more precisely the way we represent the world in our minds. We think of…Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020
Frédéric ProstThe Old and the New NormalThe COVID19 crisis is not a turning point but an upside-down point. The long period of lockdown, which is extreme immobility has awaken us…Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020
Frédéric ProstDistributed Kafka Complex“The Trial” By Kafka was the most precise prophetic writing of the dystopian era we find ourselves in. The figures of the “Big Brother”…May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
Frédéric ProstThe politics of the lightning rodBenjamin Franklin was a bright guy. Known for the invention of the lightning rod, he was also a visionary in public policies. He founded…May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Frédéric ProstParmenides vs Heraclitus and the Sanitary CrisisOne of the oldest philosophical controversy of the western civilization is the opposition between two visions. Heraclitus argues that life…May 7, 2020May 7, 2020
Frédéric ProstTocqueville on steroidsThe Tocqueville paradox was first defined in Alexis de Tocqueville classic essay “De la démocratie en Amérique” (Democracy in America)…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Frédéric ProstLEG - Law of Excluded Gap“Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, ché la diritta via era smarrita..”Apr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
Frédéric ProstErgodicity and Digital CultureNew information technologies have changed our culture in depth. Some of the most striking features are that the spread of information is…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020