The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Posted with permission. Provided by Dr. James Spohrer in response to a request from Phi Beta Iota for a “snap-shot” overview of the “soul” of IBM going into the 21st Century. 1. Cities: here is a short IBM video (YouTube 4:15) on cities as the nodes in the planetary system of systems Features Mike Wing, …
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Extent of Corruption in Countries Around the World Tied to Earthquake Fatalities ScienceDaily (Jan. 16, 2011) — A new assessment of global earthquake fatalities over the past three decades indicates that 83 percent of all deaths caused by the collapse of buildings during earthquakes occurred in countries considered to be unusually corrupt. The 2010 Haiti …
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Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Susan Jacoby dissects a culture at odds with America’s heritage of Enlightenment reason and with modern knowledge and science. With mordant wit, the author offers an unsparing indictment of the ways in which dumbness has been defined downward throughout American society. America’s endemic anti-intellectual tendencies have been exacerbated by …
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Earth must prepare for close encounter with aliens, say scientists UN should co-ordinate plans for dealing with extraterrestrials – and we can’t guarantee that aliens will be friendly Alok Jha, Alien Correspondent Guardian UK, Monday 10 January 2011 Aliens visiting Earth will be just like humans, scientist claims First contact: The man who’ll welcome aliens …
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Ben Gilad Core Reference Introducing Hindsight Games January 11, 2011 Not a single one of the other reviews mentions “hindsight games” which come at the end in Chapter 12, where Ben Gilad, whom I know and admire, properly lists Helen Ho and Matthew J. Morgan as the authors. At the age of 58 with 30+ …
Today, we know more about the universe than about our society. It’s time to use the power of information to explore social and economic life on Earth and discover options for a sustainable future. Together, we can manage the challenges of the 21st century, combining the best of all knowledge. The FuturICT Knowledge Accelerator is …
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China jet upstages US defence chief visit Sydney Morning Herald VIDEO: Stealth Race: China test flies Chengdu J-20 ‘Black Eagle’ Key point: It’s a demonstrator, not a production model. China is years from getting to production model. VISIT: Centre for Analysis of Strategies & Technologies (CAST) Minor league open source on plasma stealth: Secret revealed: …
