The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
A New Direction for the Library of Congress?
With the impending retirement of the longtime Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, there is an opportunity for a fundamental reconsideration of the function and operation of the Library of Congress. In particular, the time may be ripe for a massive expansion of the Library’s digitized holdings, enabling universal public access to its historic and cultural riches.
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Possibilities, we see.
Dubai to become first ‘four-dimensional city’ in the world
A group of technology companies in the UAE have launched a project to make Dubai the world’s first four dimension city, according to Al Arabiya News channel. The project, called “D4D” or Dubai 4 Dimension, will create a digital replica of the city in the shape of three-dimensional imagery and will allow users anywhere in the world to roam through the city in real time using tablets such as iPads.
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Viva The Academic Publisher Boycott!
Elsevier is one of the largest and most well-known scientific journal database, but it is also the most notorious for its expensive subscription fee and universities are getting tired of it. Univers reports that “Dutch Universities Start Their Elsevier Boycott.” The Netherlands, led by state secretary Sander Dekker, want all scientific content to be free online. In order to be published, the university or financier pays to be so. All content by Dutch scientists will hopefully be open access by 2024.
In the meantime, the Association of Universities in the Netherlands has asked all Dutch scientists that work with Elsevier to resign from their positions. As to be expected, some are willing and others are more reluctant. The goal is to pressure Elsevier to change its practices.
Think, we can.
The Untold History Behind Disclosure
The end of capitalism has begun
Without us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long while to disappear, but it’s time to be utopian
Paul Mason in The Guardian
Peer review, instead of helping science stay on track, is actually retarding real progress.
The peer review drugs don’t work
EXTRACT
Peer review is anti-innovatory because it is a process that depends on approval by exponents of the current orthodoxy. . . . Perhaps the biggest argument against the peer review of completed studies is that it simply isn’t needed. With the World Wide Web everything can be published, and the world can decide what’s important and what isn’t. This proposition strikes terror into many hearts, but with so much poor-quality science published what do we have to lose?
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What is intelligence? What is co-intelligence? How is co-intelligence a bigger form of intelligence? What is a bigger picture perspective and what are bigger picture outcomes? What helps people make co-intelligence happen? Isn't co-intelligence just collaboration? What's the difference between co-intelligence and collective intelligence? What is co-stupidity? What causes people and groups to be co-stupid? Is co-intelligence an experience? Can individuals be co-intelligent, or just groups? Is co-intelligence a method? Isn't co-intelligence already happening in lots of places? What is the co-intelligence worldview? What does co-intelligence have to do with democracy? What value do the co-intelligence worldview and co-intelligence capacities add to human life? Is co-intelligence the intelligence of God or Spirit? What is holistic intelligence? How does all this fit together? What is the Co-Intelligence Institute?
The Co-Intelligence FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
