According to Rafael Capurro we are living in a “message society.” One characteristic of a message society is an excessive increase of messengers and messages of all kinds (Capurro 1999). After having produced the best-ever genealogy of the information concept (Capurro 1978), Capurro concluded that the “message” rather than “information” is essential for the development of society. He found stri...

In the past, attempts to convince practising software engineers to adopt formal methods of software development were generally unsuccessful. The methods were too difficult to learn and use, provided inadequate tool support and did not integrate well into the software development process. In short, they could only be used effectively by the gods who created them! Are we in a better position toda...

The association of twins with health-giving powers is widespread in mythology, folklore, and religion. The Ashvins of the Rig-Veda, the classical Dioscuri, and the early Christian saints Cosmos and Damian are among the many examples of twins divinely empowered in the area of health and fertility. A characteristic set of attributes of twins recurs in different mythologies of wide distribution. I...