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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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Event: 1-3 Dec 09 San Francisco SuperNova

A Thought Leadership Forum for Change in the Network Age Supernova brings together business, government, and technology thought leaders to understand how decentralization and pervasive connectivity are changing our world in the Network Age. Supernova is organized by Wharton professor Kevin Werbach. Stay up to date by following Kevin on Twitter and on the Werblog.

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Worth a Look: Book Reviews on Technology & Web 2.0 to 4.0

Technology & Web 2.0 to 4.0 Review: Avatars–Exploring and Building Virtual Worlds on the Internet [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) Review: Building Trustworthy Semantic Webs Review: Business Value of Computers Review: Complex Adaptive Systems–An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life (Princeton Studies in Complexity) Review: Cyberwar 2.0–Myths, Mysteries & Reality Review: Cyberwar–Security, Strategy, and Conflict in the …

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Worth a Look: Book Reviews on the War on Science

War on Science Review: The Republican War on Science NOTE:  Included in the above review are three other books: Science, Money, and Politics: Political Triumph and Ethical Erosion by Daniel Greenberg is the best over-all review, has a strong ethical component, and shows how the competition for money, rather than scientific progress, is diverting scarce …

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