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  1. I am very happy that my new book 'Berlijn voor gevorderden' (Advanced Berlin) is received so well. ow.ly/ajspX (dutch)
  2. '..this region occupied by delusion..', the Easter message of Günter Grass about atomic weapons bit.ly/HTIAKL (german)
  3. Today I saw the printing of my book 'Berlijn voor gevorderden' (Advanced Berlin). It's beautiful! ow.ly/9Ofjs (Dutch)
  4. Nature today: 'Must you be a great figure like Turing to merit a pardon? Is it enough to break the Enigma ciphers?' bit.ly/xdFJxf
  5. Because stealing ideas is easy, Homo sapiens had no other choice than to cooperate within groups, Nature writes today: bit.ly/Aa0Yod
  6. Finnish mobile phone data show how men and women invest in intimate relations during their lifetime bit.ly/zZJRYr
  7. Most reported power laws lack statistical support and mechanistic backing, Science reports this week: bit.ly/xYVOrk (paid)
  8. @dvdgrs Ja, heel verschrikkelijk. De straattaal radicaliseert elke zin. Het tegendraadse dat een religie is, gaat verloren in taalgeweld.
  9. Very interesting day at #ecw12 - i liked the dialogue between social sciences and technology
  10. Dutch science budget shrinks to 0.7% of gdp. Compare: Germany 2.8%, China 3%. #wetenschapisookmaareenmening ow.ly/8PbQy (dutch)
  11. New energy technologies that will change the face of the city. ow.ly/8Pbht
  12. Today I submitted two books to two graphic designers, 50.000 words about Berlin, and 80.000 words about catalysis. #onceinalifetime
  13. Dutch sailors made Eastern Island society #collapse, not ecocide, Science says today in a book review ow.ly/8IRkB (paid)
  14. Complexity science sits uneasy with darwinian evolution. Is there progress in nature? ow.ly/8E2ja
  15. No international newspapers at JFK airport: indicative for the lack of interest in what happens elsewhere. (via @espiekermann)
  16. Intel reformulates Moore's Law to apply beyond size limits: energy needed for a calculation halves in 18 months. ow.ly/8thsk
  17. Computer recommendations for books are better than humans. They steer away from the crowd. ow.ly/8nUME (german)
  18. Expect #2012: The first #occupy professor will teach non-linear economics at Harvard to 1st years students ow.ly/8cPFv
  19. Expect #2012: 'The Limits to Growth' at 40: exponential extrapolation is still difficult. Tools of complexity science are more promising.
  20. Expect #2012: data mining and social network analysis will determine the outcome of US #elections