Dr. Thomas Gerdes

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  • 6 July 2025
    On Booklog

    – By Thomas Gerdes

    Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

    Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

    “Nervous Conditions” by Tsitsi Dangarembga on my booklog. My rating: 4 of 5 stars.

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  • 5 July 2025
    On Library

    – By Thomas Gerdes

    On Chris Hayes, The Sirens’ Call

    On Chris Hayes, The Sirens’ Call

    Quote from Chris Hayes’s ‘The Siren’s Call’ on information abundance and attention scarcity. Hayes reveals why our focus has become the world’s most valuable and endangered resource.

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  • 3 July 2025
    On Booklog

    – By Thomas Gerdes

    The Sirens’ Call by Chris Hayes

    The Sirens’ Call by Chris Hayes

    “The Sirens’ Call” by Chris Hayes on my booklog. My rating: 4 of 5 stars.

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  • 27 June 2025
    On Library

    – By Thomas Gerdes

    AI fiction

    AI fiction

    At this year’s German Library Congress in Bremen, several of my colleagues gave readings from books they had written. Unfortunately, I am not a writer. However, I did experiment with using AI to ‘write’ a short story in the style of Edgar Allan Poe with a library theme.

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  • 18 June 2025
    On Photolog

    – By Thomas Gerdes

    Wappen von Hamburg I

    Wappen von Hamburg I

    “Wappen von Hamburg I” on my photolog. Hamburg, 18 June 2025.

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