Clemens Lode

What would lead a computer scientist to turn to philosophy for answers? Clemens Lode has a passion for solving problems by applying nature-inspired algorithms. In his examination into what makes computers "smart," he found that the answer requires more than just science... With his book series Philosophy for Heroes , Clemens bridges the gap between coding, science, philosophy, and, ultimately, leadership. He takes the reader through a series of explorations-beginning with the foundations of...See more

What would lead a computer scientist to turn to philosophy for answers? Clemens Lode has a passion for solving problems by applying nature-inspired algorithms. In his examination into what makes computers "smart," he found that the answer requires more than just science... With his book series Philosophy for Heroes , Clemens bridges the gap between coding, science, philosophy, and, ultimately, leadership. He takes the reader through a series of explorations-beginning with the foundations of knowledge and leading to epos , how our own lives can become stories of heroism. Clemens Lode is the founder LODE Publishing, established to create a blueprint for heroes. His goal is to do this by providing a foundation in classical philosophy and modern science. His dream is to create a better world by teaching people what it means to be a hero---and how to become a hero in real life. Clemens received his Masters in computer science from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. After focusing his studies on nature-inspired optimization, and his professional career on large-scale health-care server applications, he moved on to optimizing businesses and, ultimately, helping improve individual lives. Before creating LODE Publishing, he founded a company dedicated to bringing the power of nature to computers. Its most successful product was a program that used evolutionary algorithms to optimize game strategies---a task Google recently took up for its development of artificial intelligence. Clemens currently works as a business IT consultant, analyzing organization structure, team psychology, and helping with IT processes. See less