Wayne Madsen: Hillary Clinton’s Private Email Was Front End for a Private Foreign Policy/Intelligence Operation

Posted in full with permission of the author. April 1-2, 2016 — Clinton’s private email network part of private foreign policy/intelligence operation A mere cursory glance at some of Hillary Clinton’s emails yields what can only be described as a private foreign policy and intelligence operation. The operation involved Secretary of State Clinton, her personal …

Stephen E. Arnold: Google Map Error Leads Stupid Human to Demolish Wrong House

A Google Maps: Accuracy Is Relative I read “Demolition Company Says a Google Maps Error Led Them to Tear Down the Wrong House.” Pesky humans. Google’s autonomous automobiles do not have accidents. When those accidents occur, a human is at fault. Bus drivers, grrrr. The write up suggests that a Google Map caused a human …

Jean Lievens: The Global Refugee Crisis — Humanity’s Last Call for a Culture of Sharing and Cooperation

The global refugee crisis: humanity’s last call for a culture of sharing and cooperation The real crisis is not the influx of refugees to Europe per se but a toxic combination of destabilising foreign policy agendas, economic austerity and the rise of right-wing nationalism, which is likely to push the world further into social and …

Economist Intelligence Unit: Top 10 Threats to the Global Economy

China, Terrorism and Trump: The Top 10 Threats to the Global Economy A new assessment breaks down the biggest risks to international markets. China’s Economy Tanks Russia Sparks a New Cold War Currency Volatility Leads to Debt Crisis The European Union Cracks ‘Grexit” Breaks Up Eurozone President Trump Terrorism UK Leaves the EU Clash in …

George Por: How collective intelligence helps organizations move past hierarchical leadership structures

How collective intelligence helps organizations move past hierarchical leadership structures Louis Rosenberg This tendency toward “herding” is exacerbated by social media and other modern technologies. We euphemistically call it “trending” or “going viral” but often it’s just a random impulse gone astray, amplifying noise rather than harnessing intelligence. In fact, a brilliant study out of …