Mike WielgołaskiFor Stanislav Petrov Day — A SpeechTo an ordinary man whose ordinary actions led to extraordinary consequences.Sep 25Sep 25
Mike WielgołaskiDumb things.An AI assistant walks into a bar and says: “As an AI language model I cannot generate punchlines to jokes.”Aug 3Aug 3
Mike WielgołaskiTarot Cards — The Fascinating Story of Origins of Their SymbolsA lot can be learned from stories of objects’ creation. For tarot, that story is of religion, revisionism, secret societies and much more.Jun 20Jun 20
Mike WielgołaskiGentrification and Warsaw — the Changing Face of the CityThe past few years brought changes to my nearest area that I could hardly imagine — but are not unusual for Warsaw’s history.Jan 24Jan 24
Mike WielgołaskiMy Top 15 Albums of 2023Been a while since my last list in 2020, but — better late than never! Here’s my unsolicited musical opinions for 2023.Jan 5Jan 5
Mike WielgołaskiNot Quite Family, but Surprisingly Close: What Really Is a Corporation?A corporation is a legal & economic entity, creator of products or services, but also a social organization — one often misunderstood.Nov 19, 2023Nov 19, 2023
Mike WielgołaskiThe Fourth Apocalypse — Moore’s Law and the Semiconductor WarsThe world of technology is about to be profoundly shaken up — between physics, global diplomacy and trade wars, the future is a bit bleak.Nov 4, 2023Nov 4, 2023
Mike WielgołaskiNot Just the Economy — Or, The Pathways To DoomThe 21st century is cooking us up more visions of society’s end than maybe ever before. But it won’t end with a bang — but with a fizzle.Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 2023
Mike WielgołaskiMetaverse Would Be Cool, If It Wasn’t a DollhouseThe future is a simulacrum of the very world we can’t escape — a physical world, no matter how wild the vision of a metaverse is.Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023
Mike Wielgołaski[Video Essay] Minecraft is a Ship of TheseusExploring how a certain blocky video game changed over time — and how the gaming industry changed with it. [script of a video essay]Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023
