Explorations in Time

Out of nothing, there comes the explosion of energy that forms our universe. It will take roughly 380.000 years until … More

Can the freedom of speech in the new internet age be reversed? No. Here’s why.

Probably everyone knows what was going on recently in the US. If you like Trump or not and whether you … More

Tech and Lobby reforms needed to sanitize the US democracy

Just some commentary on the US Big Tech scandal. Free speech regulation The problem is rather intricate when it comes … More

Technology and Civil Society – Part 5: Our responsibility

Civic Action and Responsibilities A key issue of all the failing institutions is that of personal failure. If the values … More

Technology and Civil Society – Part 4: A rotten tree of Knowledge

A rotten tree of knowledge The knowledge problem The discussions in the previous sections raise the question how to shed … More

Technology and Civil Society – Part 3: Politics and Mobs

Politics and the Mob When Politics discovers online communities The next fascinating thing is how politicians are using the new … More

Technology and Civil Society – Part 2: Social Media and Radicalization

Insanity and Radicalization: Social Media in action Social Media Origins and Development When you look at how social media started. … More

Technology and Civil Society – Part 1: Information, Conspiracy and Insanity

Information, Conspiracy, and Insanity Information Overload It goes without saying that our information society is producing an amount of information … More

How eCommerce is changing the world

Chapter from my latest book how technology is eating society. The retail sectors fading Ever since we were children and … More

What is wrong with media and policy? A case by example from Germany.

I recently had a wonderful discussion on Twitter regarding a backlash against the Christmas regulation around Covid-19. As some might … More