What’s Wrong with America? Let Me List the Books….
Robert David Steele Recovering spy, serial pioneer for open and public intelligence Posted: October 4, 2010 08:41 AM
Journal: Bin Laden, Dead or Alive, Makes Sense
Bin Laden Tape: Terror Leader Criticizes Muslim Governments For Military Spending CAIRO — Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden called for the creation of a new relief body to help Muslims in an audiotape released Friday, seeking to exploit discontent following this summer’s devastating floods in Pakistan by depicting the region’s governments as uncaring. It was …
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Review: The World in 2050–Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future
Limits to Growth in the 21st Century September 30, 2010 Laurence C. Smith This book was recommended to me and I recommend it to others, but with the following observations: 1) Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update was there in the 1970’s. It troubles me, as much as I read, how I seem to see …
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Worth a Look: Right Livelihood Awards
The 2010 Right Livelihood Awards go to four recipients who will share the € 200.000 cash award: NNIMMO BASSEY (Nigeria) receives an Award “for revealing the full ecological and human horrors of oil production and for his inspired work to strengthen the environmental movement in Nigeria and globally”. Bishop ERWIN KRÄUTLER (Brazil) is honoured “for …
Hyperlink-Notes on the Future of Education (and the future is now) from Bits to Bots
There are differences between “learning” and “education,” but hopefully more people can be inspired to blur the two further than we currently see happening. Open Courseware, Audio and Video: Open Courseware Consortium M.I.T. Open Courseware M.I.T. open courseware YouTube channel List of courses by subject (May 2007) The University of Chicago on iTunes U, University …
Review: The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management–Reinventing the Workplace for the 21st Century
Startling clarity, common sense, and immediate relevance September 21, 2010 Steve Denning I received a copy of this book as a galley from the publisher, and I strongly recommend it in any form. I first met Steve Denning when he was recently retired from being program director of knowledge management at the World Bank, and …
Journal: UN–A Study in Contradictions
UN Summit Aims to Reduce Poverty, Hunger and Disease U.N. members resolved a decade ago to reduce extreme poverty, ensure every child finishes primary school and stop the HIV/AIDS pandemic. They also vowed to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and reduce the number of people worldwide who do not have access to clean water …
