Tom Atlee: Collective Thinking About Public Affairs

Collective thinking about public affairs (NOTE: In this essay I intentionally subsume the thinking processes of official decision-makers into the thinking processes of the citizenry as a whole. I realize that official decision-makers can and do make decisions independently of the will of the people, unless that public will is united and organized. But elite …

Michel Bauwens: Rob Van Kranenburg on The Sensing Planet – Challenge is NOT Technology, Challenge is Ensuring Process is Inclusive and Open

The Sensing Planet: Why The Internet Of Things Is The Biggest Next Big Thing By: Rob van Kranenburg Rob van Kranenburg outlines a brief history of the next big thing–the internet of things–and argues that U.S. industry and government should be taking a more active role in its evolution. About a decade ago, I would …

Yoda: Mind-Mapping Advances–Listening Does Not

Behold the Awesome Science of Mind-Mapping An Instructionalicious Guide Mindmapping is a very serious and well researched subject, or art … or something . Whatever it is a map of the mind is definately something to be valued and this ‘instructionalicious’ guide is no exception. Allow this infographic to simultaneously blow and map your mind. …

Search: ecological degradation

The better search term is Environmental Degradation, as this is officially the #3 high-level threat to humanity, after poverty and infectious disease.  Ecological Economics, also known as True Cost Economics, is the term used to actually understand environmental degradation in detail. Phi Beta Iota search on Environmental Degradation Google search on “Environmental Degradation” source=phibetaiota A …

Search: oss.net/HACK

We see this popping up again.  Below is the original answer. Search: oss.net/HACK and others Robert Steele is an elected member of the Silicon Valley Hackers Conference, a recurring speaker for Hackers on Planet Earth, and a colleague acquaintance of the founders of the Chaos Computer Club in Germany and Hack-Tic in the Netherlands, although …

Berto Jongman: Lisa Stamnitzky on Terrorism Research — Neither Scientific nor Legitimate

Disciplining an Unruly Field: Terrorism Experts and Theories of Scientific/Intellectual Production Lisa Stampnitzky Qual Sociol DOI 10.1007/s11133-010-9187-4 Abstract “Terrorism” has proved to be a highly problematic object of expertise. Terrorism studies fails to conform to the most common sociological notions of what a field of intellectual production ought to look like, and has been described …

Robert Steele: Audio of SPY IMPROV at Hackers on Planet Earth

Several HOPES ago, Robert Steele started doing separate Q&A sessions using his knowledge as a former spy, pioneer of open source intelligence, advocate of multinational sense-making, and #1 Amazon reviewer for nonfiction. At The Next HOPE (2010), with help from those who stayed with him, he set what may be the world record for Q&A, …