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Prague Trip
Our reason for going to Prague had nothing to do with tourism.
Cluj Trip
Our trip to Romania started with a battle against the pavement.
Systemic Error, The False Equivalence of Biogenic and Geologic Carbon
Left: biogenic carbon circulating in a closed loop. Right: fossil carbon pulled one way from underground.
The Bright Blind Spot
TL;DR Knowing someone who knows a subject is just as critical a skill as knowing the subject itself.
The Artificiality of Social Perception
Today is October 7, 2025.
Corporate Identity Management in the Environment Created by Artificial Intelligence
In the pre-artificial intelligence environment, corporate identity management was a term indexed to Google.
A Hundred Proofs That Earth is Not a Globe
William Carpenter’s 1885 work, “One Hundred Proofs That the Earth is Not a Globe,” should be examined not as a text on geography or physics, but as a perfect example of a flawed argument architecture and a belief system built against evidence-based reality.
A Systemic Drought Analysis on Lake Burdur
Four lakes in the Lakes Region experiencing drought at different levels The issue of drought appears as a bigger problem every passing year than the last, and it is expected that this problem will grow in the coming years.
Happiness is the Wrong Metric, A (Slightly) Liberal Communitarian Response to Populism
Amitai Etzioni’s “Happiness is the Wrong Metric: A Liberal Communitarian Response to Populism” offers a diagnosis of the populist challenge facing modern liberal democracies.
How to Blow Up a Pipeline Right Diagnosis, Wrong Solution
Andreas Malm’s provocative manifesto, “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” makes a bold diagnosis regarding the inadequacy of the climate movement’s current pacifist stance.
Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry The Birth of a Master Narrative Architect
Yuval Noah Harari’s work “Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550,” adapted from his doctoral thesis, is an early herald of the intellectual courage and narrative genius that would later enchant millions of readers with works like “Sapiens.” By taking a modern military concept and skil...
Tirana Trip
Tirana became a non-touristy city that we loved very much during the time we spent there.
Character Profiling Framework with Artificial Intelligence
I prepared this framework to use the features of the Gemini language model.
Milan Trip
Milan is located in one of the most industrial regions of Italy, and while it may not be the first Italian city that comes to mind for cultural tourism, it has a unique rhythm driven by world-class events.
Catalonia Trip
The first thing you should do when you come to Barcelona is check if there’s a festival you can catch.
Lisbon Trip
Classifying places in Lisbon using their geographical locations can provide great convenience in terms of trip planning.
An Anecdote on the Domestication of Horses
Anecdote: According to David W. Anthony, horses were initially domesticated to benefit from their meat.
Turkification of Terms
We need to approach this topic with the premise that the presence of foreign words in Turkish terminology is not a problem.
Narrative Dissonance
Although “narrative dissonance,” the English equivalent of the term “ludonarrative dissonance” introduced by Clint Hocking in 2007, is generally used to express the inconsistency between the message and the story pattern in computer games, I believe it can also be applied to real life and used to an...
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In this blog, I will be writing essays on unrelated topics while staying in the Turkish language as much as possible.
The Letter A
In the applications I use, typography is a subject I am very sensitive about.
Turkish Village - Paul Stirling
Paul Stirling was an anthropologist who lived in the villages of Sakaltutan and Elbaşı in Kayseri between 1949 and 1951 for his scientific studies.
Energy Sources of the Future
Current energy sources pose a significant threat to our civilization. Today, a significant portion of electricity on Earth is produced using coal.