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Dungeon Crawler Carl, die globale Lit-RPG Sensation, beginnt ein neues Kapitel. Zeit für eine Einführung in Carls Universum!

Applying Godwin’s Law to AI could help us focus on real challenges—instead of letting lazy comparisons derail meaningful debates.

AI isn’t a magic solution, and it’s not making the world better right now. But here’s how it might still save the day.

Have IT managers conspired against poor developers? Hanlon’s Razor shows us how to collaborate instead of clash.

One of the last icons of East German sci-fi discusses self-censorship, autocrats, and how we can build a better future together.

From the team’s perspective, many leaders seem unfit for the job. The reasons are many—but the fix is simple.

Open source thrives on collective scrutiny, yet bugs persist. Here’s why, and what we can learn from it.

How do we know what’s relevant for a decision? An old AI dilemma offers fresh perspective.

Bis vor Kurzem war ich sehr stolz auf diese Idee: Ist es nicht seltsam, dachte ich, dass Science-Fiction-Klassiker aus dem kapitalistischen Westen meistens Dystopien sind, während sozialistische Autoren eher Utopien erträumten?

Von Bagdad bis Seoul: Diese acht Bücher öffnen Türen zu Welten, die im westlichen Kanon viel zu selten vorkommen.

A case for talking through problems—and solving them ourselves.

According to Clarke’s First Law, experts are usually right when they say something is possible. So what does that mean for today’s AI frenzy?

Even when we think we account for randomness, we often fool ourselves—especially in tech.

Es müssen nicht immer Alien-Invasionen, Roboteraufstände oder Zombieapokalypsen sein: Statt dystopischer Geschichten bietet die Science-Fiction heute zahlreiche Alternativen, die Hoffnung machen, dass die Katastrophen, vor denen wir uns fürchten, nicht unausweichlich sind.

Is it better to spout nonsense and get corrected than to ask a question? It can work—but on Reddit, it often backfires.

Despite hardware upgrades, many apps feel sluggish compared to their predecessors. The culprit? Too much baggage in the trailer.

The more we know, the more we overestimate others—and risk talking right past them.

Die Science-Fiction-Literatur erlebt einen Boom – und Tech-Milliardäre versuchen fleißig nachzubauen, was sie als Jugendliche in ihren Lieblingsbüchern gelesen haben. Das ist gefährlich – und geht am Ziel der Sci-Fi vorbei. Wir stellen tolle Romane vor – vom Klassiker bis zu neuen Hits –, die uns zwar inspirieren können, aber keine Blaupause für die Zukunft sind.

Even absurd ideas can hide brilliant solutions. But using them as a foundation for further logic? That’s a gamble.

Too many choices make decisions harder. So how do we do it better?

Perfection can feel distant—or even eerie. Embrace the occasional blunder; it might just win you sympathy points.

Why do we fixate on minor details in meetings while ignoring the big picture? A classic law explains.

Dating back to the 1960s, this once-dismissed idea is more relevant than ever.

IT projects always run over. Even when we expect them to.

We tend to look for answers where the light is brightest—not where they actually are.

This principle helps us spend less time correcting misinformation—and more time avoiding pointless debates.

A cognitive illusion distorts our view of tech trends. Here’s what we can learn from it.

The moment a metric becomes a target, it stops being a good measure.

A behavioral psychology concept explains why we sometimes force solutions to fit the wrong problems.