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Oleg Sobchuk

On academic publishing: open access, exaptation, and a new hope

It is no secret that the system of academic publishing is broken. How can we fix it? Or… should we?

7 min readOct 22, 2020

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On academic publishing: open access, exaptation, and a new hope

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Oleg Sobchuk

Thrillers on inequality: 5 films about the rich and the poor murdering each other

Many films released in 2019 are about inequality. And many of them happen to be thrillers…

6 min readJan 28, 2020

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Thrillers on inequality: 5 films about the rich and the poor murdering each other

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Oleg Sobchuk

Are There “Laws” of Fashion?

Are there any large-scale regularities explaining how cultural items become “fashionable”?

6 min readSep 19, 2019

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Are There “Laws” of Fashion?

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Oleg Sobchuk

The “Science” of Godzilla in Science

Godzilla has grown over the years. But why? Recently, an essay in Science suggested an explanation, which is compelling but probably wrong.

5 min readJun 26, 2019

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Macro-evolution of art: a tree or a network?

If we tried charting the evolution of art forms—styles of painting, genres of literary fiction, or techniques of filmmaking — what would…

7 min readMay 27, 2019

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Oleg Sobchuk

The (slow) dying of cultural forms

Do cultural forms die? And if they do, then how exactly?

4 min readFeb 26, 2019

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The (slow) dying of cultural forms

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Oleg Sobchuk

Art History Without Geniuses

I think that the question “How do creative ideas appear?” isn’t appreciated enough by the academics. It should get more attention. The…

8 min readJul 3, 2018

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Jogging TV, Sprinting YouTube

Recently I learned about Vox Borders, a travel show on YouTube, and immediately became a fan. I binge-watched all the episodes in one…

6 min readMay 16, 2018

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Oleg Sobchuk

Oleg Sobchuk

I write about the evolution of art. Graphs, long-term trends, and speculative ideas are included. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena.

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