<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Topological Manifolds — Writing</title><link>https://www.mdctopologicalmanifolds.it/en/blog.html</link><description>Essays by Marzio De Corato</description><language>en</language><item><title>The War of False Perceptions</title><link>https://www.mdctopologicalmanifolds.it/en/articolo-la-guerra-delle-false-percezioni.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mdctopologicalmanifolds.it/en/articolo-la-guerra-delle-false-percezioni.html</guid><description>Alerts in European schools show how an unfounded threat can consume resources, change decisions and prolong its effects. This essay examines that pressure through cognitive overload, orientation and the OODA loop in John Boyd’s thinking.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Striking the Nerves of the System</title><link>https://www.mdctopologicalmanifolds.it/en/articolo-colpire-i-nervi-del-sistema.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mdctopologicalmanifolds.it/en/articolo-colpire-i-nervi-del-sistema.html</guid><description>Starting from altered commands and false alarms, the essay follows the checks, decisions and shifts of resources that a signal can provoke, drawing on Liddell Hart and John Boyd to examine how disrupted information affects an organisation’s freedom of action and cohesion.</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>