Archive for the 'rambling'

• Wikileaks and the Search for a Cryptographic Mythology

December 2nd, 2010 by Charles Cameron

Posted in 16th century, 21st century, al qaida, analytic, Charles Cameron, complex systems, conspiracy, games, ideas, islamist, metacognition, military intelligence, myth, network theory, non-state actors, open-source, rambling, Religion, Uncategorized | 3 comments

• The Metacognitive Deficit is Symptomatic of an Epistemological Problem

August 31st, 2010 by zen

Posted in academia, America, bias, cognition, culture, democracy, disinformation, education, Epistemology, extremists, framing, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, mob, new york times, Perception, politics, psychology, rambling, Republic, society, state failure | 11 comments

• Interviewed by Steven Pressfield

June 12th, 2010 by zen

Posted in authors, blogging, blogosphere, cognition, creativity, fun, horizontal thinking, ideas, Interview, metacognition, personal, philosophy, psychology, Questions, rambling, series, steven pressfield, synthesis, teaching, Writing | 8 comments

• The Surge, Rigor, Yardsticks and Mediums

April 7th, 2010 by zen

Posted in academia, America, arab world, bias, blogosphere, CNAS, cognition, COIN, complexity, counterinsurgency, defense, Epistemology, fisking, foreign policy, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islamic world, mideast, military, military history, national security, politics, rambling, social science, state building, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, tribes, vertical thinking, war | 12 comments

• The US Army goes Crossfit and America’s Changing Social Mores

March 17th, 2010 by zen

Posted in America, army, culture, dilegge, education, exercise, fun, humor, military, military reform, personal, public school, rambling, society, warriors | 25 comments