Plutocracy, a five-part documentary by Scott Noble. The first part, Divide et Impera (Divide and Rule), is currently available online at Films for Action.
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Plutocracy, a five-part documentary by Scott Noble. The first part, Divide et Impera (Divide and Rule), is currently available online at Films for Action.
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Why your nation’s IQ matters more than your own
We know that intelligence matters at the level of the individual, impacting performance in school, work, and life. Decades of research supports that point. But what if your personal intelligence level doesn’t matter as much as the average level of intelligence of the country in which you live? This is what economist Garett Jones of George Mason University calls the “paradox of IQ” in his new book Hive Mind: How Your Nation’s IQ Matters So Much More Than Your Own.
Phi Beta Iota: A great deal goes into creating a “Smart Nation.” We have not done anything in this direction since the first article appeared in 1996.
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Steele, Robert. “SPECIAL FEATURE: Creating a Smart Nation–Strategy, Policy, Intelligence, and Information,” Government Information Quarterly, pp. 159-173
Davos: It’s Not Enough to do Less Bad (5 Tech and Impact Trends)
Here are five key tech and social impact trends from this year’s Forum:
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Is it possible for technology and a handmade, bespoke approach to coexist? These innovators are doing just that.
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Tiny Colorado town turns to cannabis
Developers are poised to break ground on a project that could make a tiny southern Colorado town one of the nation's largest producers of legal marijuana. The town of Walsenburg this month formally closed a $1.33 million deal with a developer to build a 332-acre campus for cannabis growing, processing and distribution, with the marijuana to be trucked 160 miles north to consumers in metro Denver.
Illustrated with graphics. India and renewable energy stand out.