Post-Truth Era – What Has Happened to Knowledge?

The Truth Cast Adrift When I have read advertisements of the country’s largest daily newspaper about “moving to a post-truth Era” I have been pondering what might this directly suggest. Generally speaking, the saying refers to circumstances, where objective facts affect public opinion less than relying on emotions and personal convictions. In practice, it has…

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Play with Common Sense

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein Last weekend, a daily newspaper featured an entrance exam question for Hong Kong elementary school students. The children had only twenty seconds to answer. I couldn’t solve it within that time. I was too impatient to see the trick in the task and…