The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Community-based labs nurture young talent Fab Labs, which began at MIT, could bloom under bill in Congress EXTRACT The mobile facility, as well as a Fab Lab at the South End Technology Center, are part of a patchwork of some 40 labs around the United States and 80 worldwide. Their fortunes range from well-endowed to …
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Empathy: Part Of The New Operating System For Our Modern World Empathy has been in the news a lot recently. It has been highlighted as an antidote to school bullying and gun and gender violence, and it has become popular in the business community as a part of user-centered design. More and more, empathy is …
Post-Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation Management Amani Institute in Nairobe This unique, field-based program brings together a group of competitively selected, highly talented individuals from around the world. You receive a holistic, future-oriented training endorsed by leaders across the social, business, education, and government sectors. Your 5-months in Nairobi will possess the depth and pace necessary to train for effective social …
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Bioengineers Build Open Source Language for Programming Cells By Daniela Hernandez WIRED Magazine 04.19.13 Drew Endy wants to build a programming language for the body. Endy is the co-director of the International Open Facility Advancing Biotechnology — BIOFAB, for short — where he’s part of a team that’s developing a language that will use genetic …
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Energy crisis – The path to P2P energy This is the 1st of a 3 part series by Silvia Garcia Alonso on P2P responses to the water and energy crisis. The text is also available in Spanish on her website. Energy is the engine of our economy. An economy based on growth that permanently demands …
Economist: Sharing Economy All Eyes on the Sharing Economy Collaborative consumption: Technology makes it easier for people to rent items to each other. But as it grows, the “sharing economy” is hitting roadblocks By The Economist, March 9 2013. WHY pay through the nose for something when you can rent it more cheaply from a …
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‘This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!’: Trump turns up the heat on Jeff Bezos in furious two-pronged Twitter attack against the billionaire’s online retail business AND the Washington Post
