Friday, November 23, 2012
This is such a powerful piece of reporting. It actually answers the question: ‘What should we do?’ Planet Money http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/10/19/163256866/episode-411-why-preschool-can-save-the-world On today’s show, we meet a self-described robber baron who decided to spend his billions on finger paint and changing tables. We revisit decades-long studies that found preschool made a huge difference in the lives [...]
I’m a long time fan of Danny Kahneman. I collected as many links to Danny’s audio and video talks as I could find back in May of 2008. It remains a good collection and I recommend you check it out. In the meantime however, Danny released his book, Thinking Fast and Slow, and I’ve been [...]
So disheartening about the Greg Mortenson fiasco. Who knows where the lines in the sand are or what led Greg to cross them, but however you look at it, the fact is he lied! This year our donations went again to… One World Health partners with government to manufacture drugs whose patents have expired but [...]
Friday, September 2, 2011
Marcel Duchamp. Double exposure. Photographer unknown.
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2011 marks the centenary of Canadian icon Marshall McLuhan’s birth and it’s being celebrated around the world. Especially I’d like to share two go-to sites for all things McLuhan this year. Dr. Alex Kuskis’s McLuhan Galaxy and Marshall McLuhan Speaks with a great collection of video clips.
[Update 2012/01/14 Mike Daisey on This American Life!] What a treat… stumbling upon a blazing, fully-formed force for consciousness. With 16 shows behind him already I’m obviously coming to the party a little late but what a find. Probably not since Bill Hicks have I found someone who so brilliantly blends humor, insight, and activism. [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Update Oct. 21, 2012: The Kiriakou Conundrum: To Plea Or Not To Plea Eric Holder, attorney general under President Barack Obama, has prosecuted more government officials for alleged leaks under the World War I-era Espionage Act than all his predecessors combined, including law-and-order Republicans John Mitchell, Edwin Meese and John Ashcroft Update Oct. 1, 2012: [...]
photo credit: brewbooks How many of us have a clue about how much a kilowatt is. Check out Marshall Brain’s article, “How much coal is required to run a 100-watt light bulb 24 hours a day for a year?” You can also get the podcast from iTunes.
Update: 10/01/12 A powerful collection of modern day slavery photographs published in the Atlantic this week. Photographed by Lisa Kristine. It turns out Lisa also has a Ted talk. Some things are so horrible you can hardly bring yourself to learn more about them. At the very least, we can make a donation. Free The [...]
Monday, December 14, 2009
[Update] Just finished Stones into Schools. I couldn’t put it down once I got started. Fascinating, heart-wrenching and insightful. Afghanistan and Pakistan are complicated places! At least I have a clue now. When I think of what a dollar buys in terms of education over there it sickens me to think a single missile costing [...]
Friday, November 27, 2009
After a while the numbers just don’t make any sense. Enter information visualization. Check out this BBC article on the efficacy of presenting hard-to-comprehend information visually. Picture links to larger image at InformationIsBeautiful.net.
Update 9/9/10 Finished it! A little dry for all the facts but a very important read for me. It’s helped me realize my biases, and we can’t afford biases. Stewart provides a summary at the end of his book I hope will serve to whet your appetite to read this important book. Ecological balance is [...]
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
This is a very inspiring talk on many levels. On the one hand Victoria and her organization are saving lives from diseases you and I have never even heard of. But the business model is non-profit. For a pharmaceutical company, that’s truly world changing. Simply put, Victoria Hale’s organization has saved thousands of lives. Join [...]
From PopTech.org The stars and stripes forever? Futurist and author Juan Enriquez isn’t sure of that. He cites a long history of borders, countries and flags that have changed, and warns the United States isn’t immune. Mp3 QTmov This is a great talk and there are many more on the PopTech site. Juan mentions this [...]