Stephen E. Arnold: Technology Can Be Toxic

Technology Takes It on the Nose I put this passage in my quote file: But technology is not neutral – and neither is code nor numbers. There are human, subjective judgments lurking behind the apparent objectivity offered by algorithms and the “user-friendly” operating systems. These technologies perform almost magically, while at the same time enabling …

Patrick L. Smith: US & NATO Restart Cold War + NATO RECAP

We restarted the Cold War: The real story about the NATO buildup that the New York Times won’t tell you Our leaders and media push time-worn nonsense about American innocence, while taking aggressive moves. Look out EXTRACT As of this week, leaders who know nothing about leading, thinkers who do not think and opinion-shaping poseurs …

Review: Change the Story, Change the Future – A Living Economy for a Living Earth

David Korten 5.0 out of 5 stars Brings Us Full Circle — Valuable as Remedial Education for All, June 27, 2015 David Korten has been one of my heroes and indirect mentors through his books for over a decade. His book The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community resonated deeply with me, and I …

NATO Strategic Foresight Wrap-Up

Create an account or log-in to harvest the three days of consideration of strategic foresight across multiple domains: http://innovationhub-act.org/ New joins are welcome at any time. The next planned event is …. ROBERT STEELE:  My own wrap-up comments are below.

Hans Kern Interviews Robert Steele for Rag ‘n Rock: World Brain II.0 or How We Should End Secrecy and Learn to Harness the Hive Mind

World Brain II.0 How We End Secrecy and Harness the Hive Mind Robert Steele is unusual for an American… he is clearly internationalist in his orientation. He has written a book that can bring us together in facing our greatest enemies: ignorance, poverty, and mistrust. Rear Admiral Hamit Gulemre Aybars, Turkish Navy (retired) A conversation …