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Nikos Papakonstantinou
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Age of Awareness

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The trouble is, you think you have time.

That phrase, attributed to the Buddha, was probably never said by him. But I find it extremely pertinent, especially now, with humanity having just crossed into the third decade of the 21st century and, somehow, still having failed to really learn from the past. I remember, growing up in the…

Climate Crisis

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The trouble is, you think you have time.
The trouble is, you think you have time.
Climate Crisis

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ILLUMINATION

·Aug 26

Don’t Trust your Senses Blindly

Even our brain makes assumptions — You might already have come across this funny little video, or some version of it. Many will dismiss it, because I think it makes us all a little uncomfortable. I mean, how can you hear different things from the same recording depending on what you’re reading? This is different to…

Brain

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Don’t Trust your Senses Blindly
Don’t Trust your Senses Blindly
Brain

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Lampshade of ILLUMINATION

·Aug 9

The AI Conundrum

God doesn’t play dice, but humans do — First of all, a necessary disclaimer: I’m not an expert on artificial intelligence, as so many seem to be these days. The real experts are people who work on creating or “optimizing” AI, and these people are, to the best of my knowledge, coders. So, unless someone really knows what…

AI

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The AI Conundrum
The AI Conundrum
AI

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ILLUMINATION

·Jul 27

Kicking the (Oil) Can Down the Road

Will end with us kicking the bucket — I’m a serial procrastinator. My car’s air conditioning needs regassing and I’ve known this for months. It was something I would see to next week, and then the next and the next after that. Now it’s summer, the heat waves are coming one after another and I’m roasting alive during…

Climate Change

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Kicking the (Oil) Can Down the Road
Kicking the (Oil) Can Down the Road
Climate Change

9 min read


Jul 19

It Was a Proxy War From Day One

And now they don’t even care to hide it any longer — There have been statements to that effect in the past. Better them than us. But they were mostly coming from the military. You can always excuse the military for viewing things through the lens of the forever war for the (so-called) defense of Democracy. The Price of Liberty is Eternal…

Ukraine War

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It Was a Proxy War From Day One
It Was a Proxy War From Day One
Ukraine War

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Apr 8

Being a Cassandra

How you misunderstand “doomers”. — Cassandra (or Kassandra, as us Greeks prefer to spell the name), was one of many daughters of King Priam of Troy in Greek mythology. She was “blessed” with the gift of foresight and simultaneously cursed in that no one would believe her prophecies. …

Collapse

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Being a Cassandra
Being a Cassandra
Collapse

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Politically Speaking

·Mar 2

A Political Train Wreck

A time for mourning and petty politics in Greece — Disaster has struck. The recent train crash at Tempe, Greece is especially tragic when considering that many of the victims were young students, returning to their universities after spending the Clean Monday long weekend with their families at home. The stories are too much to bear, even for people who…

Politics

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A Political Train Wreck
A Political Train Wreck
Politics

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Dec 8, 2022

That’s What’s Great About Civilization

It’s just three things, I think — Jessica Wildfire asked a very good question in her piece, “What’s So Great About Civilization?” This might be one of those questions that have long troubled our great thinkers. I imagine that someone, when studying history or personally experiencing some terrible calamity, a great war, a plague or even the…

Civilization

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That’s What’s Great About Civilization
That’s What’s Great About Civilization
Civilization

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Politically Speaking

·Nov 25, 2022

COP27: Once Again, We Did What We Always Do

We just throw money and promises at the problem — I didn’t really have high expectations from COP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Following marathon negotiations, the international community has agreed to establish a fund to help poorer nations weather the effects of the steadily escalating climate crisis. In other words, developed countries have agreed to do what amounts…

Climate Crisis

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COP27: Once Again, We Did What We Always Do
COP27: Once Again, We Did What We Always Do
Climate Crisis

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Politically Speaking

·Oct 22, 2022

What the Hell, Britain?

Once the world’s greatest empire, now spiraling into madness and idiocy — I recently wrote in a Medium comment that although the fall of Great Britain is bad for the West, it won’t matter too much, as it has already taken steps to burn its bridges. I’ll agree with the reply I received. It’s painful to watch. Obviously, Great Britain as an…

Politics

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What the Hell, Britain?
What the Hell, Britain?
Politics

3 min read

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Nikos Papakonstantinou

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It’s time to ponder the reality of our situation and the situation of our reality.

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