Review: World Brain
5.0 out of 5 stars Updated Edition is Even Better, May 29, 2000
Review: The Fifth Discipline
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Theory, Misses Mark on Identifying Obstacles, April 8, 2000
Review: INSIDE THE COMPANY–CIA DIARY
4.0 out of 5 stars Best Cold Look at Day to Day Clandestine Operations, April 8, 2000
Review: Consilience–the Unity of Knowledge
Creating World Brain and the Virtual Intelligence Community April 7, 2000 E. O. Wilson EDITED 9 July 2007 to add comment and links to other books. Comment: This is still one of the best books for someone who wants to think deeply about knowledge. Below are links to some others I recommend. Our answer to …
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Review: Consilience–The Unity of Knowledge
5.0 out of 5 stars Creating World Brain and the Virtual Intelligence Community, April 7, 2000
1999 Muddy Waters, Rusting Buckets: A Skeptical Assessment of U.S. Naval Effectiveness in the 21st Century
Muddy Waters, Rusting Buckets: A Skeptical Assessment of U.S Naval Effectiveness in the 21st Century by Robert D Steele Neither the U.S. Navy nor the U.S. Marine Corps are ready for the 21st Century. The current plan for a 320-ship Navy not only leaves America without sustainable power projection, but also makes no provision for …
1998 Hughes (US) Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) 1995-1998: Transition and Transformation
The presentation by Kenneth Hughes of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) is historic in large part because it is the single instance of FBIS taking the rest of the world seriously. In its new incarnation it deals with 11 countries and ignores the other 79 known to have Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) capabilities. Mr. …
