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norbertmajubu
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2017-11-20 14:39
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norbertmajubu
science
2018-01-02 20:19
If Beethoven was Alive Today Could He Hear Again?
Yes indeed, if Beethoven, the musical prodigy who eventually became deaf, was among us today we could give back his hearing. Not with a perfect pitch detection, but he could easily understand human speech
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video
2017-12-21 13:25
Why talent is bullshit and why Hollywood and society should stop fetishizing it
Here are my feelings about talent and how thinking too much about it is a waste of time and discouragement for most of us. I'm improvising so I'm not sure if covered everything but I hope the main message
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norbertmajubu
science
2017-12-20 21:27
George Soros, Left vs Right Brain Perspective, Crypto-Currencies, the True Nature of the Physical World
What is common in those seemingly separate, irrelated things and ideas that are written in the title? I believe they all represent a fundamental and inherent roadblock in our thinking: we mostly think
norbertmajubu
photography
2017-12-17 00:57
The red American Autumn
I took this photo in Western Massachusetts during the prime time of autumn colors.
norbertmajubu
photography
2017-12-17 00:52
View of Boston in front of M.I.T.
A throwback to my 1 year stay in Boston.
norbertmajubu
photography
2017-12-17 00:31
The home of Tulip Mania
Before Bitcoin there was the Tulip :) Last week, I visited the country where the first bubble happened, where the price of tulip bulbs was soaring high then fell to the ground. Here are a few pics of the
norbertmajubu
science
2017-12-16 23:38
Earthquake on the east coast of US
Fortunately, this did not happen, but let's talk about a hypothetical earthquake. Which one do you think is more likely, which has the higher probability? A) A devastating Earthquake in the United States,
norbertmajubu
life
2017-12-16 23:31
Smart women are marrying dumb guys
Do you see it often happen that a smart and confident young lady gets married to a guy who just does not seem to have the same capabilities and motivation? What might be the reason for that? You might
norbertmajubu
career
2017-12-16 22:59
Being a Jack of everything
I saw a question another day on Quora asking "if playing chess makes you smarter". I also saw a pretty witty answer to it claiming that the better you are at playing chess the "more stupid"
norbertmajubu
communication
2017-12-16 22:25
GETTING YOUR MOTOR RUNNING: HOW TO START A PRESENTATION
Giving momentum. That’s what you are doing when you are start talking to your fellows (or professors …). You are igniting their minds and curiosity just like you ignite your car when you start driving.
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analogies
2017-12-16 21:16
ANALOGIES—WHEN TWO SIMILAR WORLDS MEET
Properly used, analogies can give a huge help for understanding the structure of what we are telling each other. But then again: which is the proper way to use them? Norbert Majubu offers some reflections
norbertmajubu
decisions
2017-12-15 17:40
Decisions
The biggest challange in being anintellectual is that you get accustomed to predict a lot of things, excpet the outcomes of your life decisions. I can predict where a bullet will end up if you give me
