PinnedJan KrikkeWhy the world relies on a Chinese “perspective”Virtually every architect, engineer and designer in the world today relies on axonometry, a projection system first used in China about…Jan 2, 20182Jan 2, 20182
Jan KrikkeIndian cosmology, Industry 4.0 and the coming end of workIndia’s ancient sages believed that a balanced society relies on the contribution of four “varnas”, generic categories representing…Oct 2Oct 2
Jan KrikkeUkraine war cements decline of the West“All that remains of the West is the ever more artificial, even insane attempt to arrest the wheel of history… In this senile Europe, the…Aug 21Aug 21
Jan KrikkeDe-dollarization the path to global financial freedomReposted from the Asia TimesAug 9Aug 9
Jan KrikkeWhy China and India Are Now in Line for World Domination(Last month I was interviewed by Zorana Baković , Correspondent for Asian Affairs for the Slovenian newspaper Delo. The article is behind…Jul 3Jul 3
Jan KrikkeBioSolar House in Thailand.I wrote this story for ArchitectureWeek.com over 20 years ago. The publication is no longer online, but here is the original text. The…Jun 5Jun 5
Jan KrikkeAI won’t save us but cybernetics couldAI can help navigate but cybernetics are needed to state intentions, allocate resources and determine our destinationMay 11May 11
Jan KrikkeWhy it’s China’s turn nowChina’s rise and America’s decline is less surprising when viewed in wide historical contextApr 16Apr 16
Jan KrikkeConnecting Indian cosmology, Western psychology and AI“Everything that humans are doing now — gathering, analyzing and processing data — will be done by AI. Ten years from now, consciousness…Mar 27Mar 27