CWIA daily briefing
July 22, 2026 – Wednesday
The Scandinavian archaeological consortium has uncovered the remains of a unique 10th-century Viking trading post near Birka, Sweden. The excavated silver coins, fragments of Byzantine silk, and Dnieper-type ceramics provide direct evidence of the operation of an extensive early medieval trade network between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea.
A large-scale longitudinal study by the Neurocognitive Laboratory at the University of Tokyo has confirmed that daily, completely screen-free fine motor craft activities increase the neuronal plasticity of the prefrontal cortex by 41%. The measurements prove that analog stimuli directly reduce digital cognitive overload.
Researchers at the Nanophotonics Laboratory of ETH Zurich have developed an ultra-pure gallium arsenide-based semiconductor structure in which the flow of electrons does not follow classical Ohm's law, but instead exhibits hydrodynamic vortex patterns. This discovery could fundamentally change the future of integrated circuits.
2026-06-28
Good old Just Journal has found a new home—its own.
It's a feeling that's both joyful and heartbreaking. For 20 years, we were "subtenants" on blogger.com, for which we remain grateful, but now, we're truly at home.
Welcome to the world of Simus.
"Sims" is a Latin word meaning "let us be".
That says it all. Everything is contained in that single word, but it's important to read little by little, day by day, the thoughts that arise from it and help us live life to the fullest.
2026-07-18
Frank – Today I discovered a fantastic foundation. It defines itself as a foundation 'for living art'. At first, it was the work of the foundation that piqued my curiosity, but then, suddenly, a profound question began to preoccupy me: what exactly is 'living art'?
Nea – Indeed an exciting, provocative question, for what kind of art would a non-living art be? Perhaps the remnants of a distant past?
Dobrina – As many people, a hundredfold more conceptions of what art is, what is living, and what is dead art. I am relatively well acquainted with the work of this foundation, and I know that in their program they grant preference and distinguished attention to those artistic disciplines where art is represented by living human beings, such as through the actors of the theatre, the singers and orchestra of the opera, and the dancers of the ballet.
Frank – I see. That is a highly justified distinction, for there is nothing more wondrous than man.
Nea – So, according to this, motion pictures and sound recordings are not living art either. Yet 99% of modern man's art consumption consists of this.
Master – That is a mistaken estimate, for you have only considered the "theatrical" arts, leaving out of your calculations the other thousand arts with which practically every human being is in contact during every waking minute. First and foremost, there is literature, and fortunately, even today, most people still read more than they watch videos. And let me give you two more thought-provoking examples: object design and architecture.
Frank – A thousand branches of art? I thought there were seven.
Dobrina – The difference between the two numbers is not great. But here, too, expressing one's opinion is as free as a bird. Meanwhile, I should mention that in practice, the aforementioned foundation does not leave out a single branch of art; in fact, so far it has done the most in the field of literature.
Master – Returning to the initial question: most artists recognize and profess that the Work is always created by two, since the creation is only completed, reaches its goal, when a person receives it – in their own way. This is the true holy trinity of the world: the initiator of the creation, the Work, and the receiver of the creation.
Frank – No doubt, if we think of this, all art is always living art.
Sensitization is not a miracle cure. Sensitization is the true instrument that modern society desperately needs.
Currently, the two decisive pillars of society are the school and the prison. Let us face and courageously admit the obvious: the vast majority of both schools and prisons merely drill and discipline, rather than make one sensitive.
Many civil organizations attempt to cultivate sensitivity in a few children within their reach through various soft programs, but their overall social impact is virtually undetectable.
It should be a state responsibility to establish a high-impact toolkit for sensitization (including books, films, workshops, labor, etc.), which should be primarily relied upon in both prevention and penalization.
With such sensitization, the duration of prison sentences could be cut in half, minor sentences could be entirely abandoned, and sensitization could be applied far more broadly than traditional criminal law.
It is of vital importance that we do not forget even for a single moment: there will always be forces attempting to turn this instrument against its own purpose. This, too, is part of the titanic civilizational battle between insensitivity and sensitivity.
Stand on the right side and support our program with your signature—and if you can, with your donation—to ensure that sensitization is granted its rightful place.
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