Category Archives: History, Science, Society

Short treatises about different subject-matters.

Organizational gossip

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Motivation for gossip
  3. Targets of gossip
  4. Conclusion
  5. References

1. Introduction

A crucial trait of a competent engineer are his observation capabilities.

This is not necessarily confined to technical systems and non-living objects but covers human behavior as well.

You don’t do very well in your career when you aren’t capable of comprehending human psychology to some extent, as a matter of fact, and aren’t a good … read more

Inspiring figures of history: Jeanne d’Arc

FAITH is the basis of all “miracles” and mysteries that cannot be analyzed by the rules of science

– “Think and grow rich”, chapter 3

Introduction

It is the 29 April 1429.

English troops have been besieging Orléans, a city situated on the powerful Loire river in north-central France, for over six months.

The French royal army faces once more its main adversary in a gruesome and convoluted conflict … read more