Event: Howard Rheingold Webinar Augmented Collective Intelligence Theory and Practice 3 May – 7 June Online

Augmented Collective Intelligence: Theory and Practice (Draft) This course introduces the intellectual framework for augmented collective intelligence, from the invention of writing to the emergence of global multimedia networks, and, in parallel, introduces online practices that can extend the knowledge-gathering and sense-making capabilities of individuals and groups. Complete Course Description & Registration Link Below the …

Zero Hedge: Gold Counterfeiters Winning Fake Bullion War — Buyer Beware!

The Arms Race Between Gold Counterfeiters and Bullion Testers Is Heating Up Fake gold bars are usually made of gold-plated tungsten because the density of tungsten, which is 19.25 times that of water, is very similar to gold’s density of 19.30. This makes tungsten the most suitable metal to create counterfeit gold bars whose dimensions …

Michelle Goldberg: Anti-Zionism Isn’t the Same as Anti-Semitism (in the Zionist NYT No Less)

Anti-Zionism Isn’t the Same as Anti-Semitism American Jews have nothing to fear from the new congressional critics of Israel. The conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism is a bit of rhetorical sleight-of-hand that depends on treating Israel as the embodiment of the Jewish people everywhere. As long as the de facto policy of the Israeli government …

Mongoose: Hillary Clinton Emails Reveal French Goals in Invading Libya Include Termination of Gaddafi Gold-Backed Dinar as Primary African Currency

Hillary Emails Reveal NATO Killed Gaddafi to Stop Libyan Creation of Gold-Backed Currency The email in question was sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by her unofficial adviser Sydney Blumenthal titled “France’s client and Qaddafi’s gold”. Read full article. RELATED: Hillary’s Dirty War in Libya: New Emails Reveal Propaganda, Executions, Coveting Libyan Oil and Gold