Remarkably Funny (And Accurate) Trend Graph b/w How To Write A Best-Selling Business Book
I loved this graph showing the credibility of popular business theories over time (found here). Not only does it seem to be true —… Read More
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Why Do Good? The Quantum Imperative
(note: I posted this to my Facebook notes last night, but I thought I’d share it here, too.) The Quantum Imperative January 21-February 19… Read More
Word of the Day: Kulibin
The Russians have a word for people who invent whimsical things that may or not have any practical value: “Kulibins.” The word comes from the… Read More
Terms Of Service.
As a relative newcomer to Facebook, I’m amazed at how quickly people from my past have appeared back on my radar, with spouses and kids… Read More
Visualizing Statistics: American Self Portrait
Wow. Chris Jordan’s prints speak for themselves. What a way to make tangible the enormous numbers we all take for granted. Here’s a great… Read More
The Shock of the New, The Echoes of the Past
My friend Wolfgang Allen sent me an interesting email this morning: Have you noticed that “set top box” is a doubly obsolete… Read More
Dead Media, Oral Culture, And the Long View of History
Researchers at Portsmouth University in the UK are currently working on a universal emulator for video games that would allow people to play pretty… Read More
Cave paintings, the pyramids, SETI, twitter, Facebook, orphids, and being heard: why we tweet into the aether
I’ve been reading Year Million: Science at the Far Edge of Knowledge (Damien Broderick, ed.) and was really taken by an essay called “The… Read More
Recovery, Bit by Bit
Silicon Alley Insider recently calculated that printing the New York Times costs more that twice as much as it would cost the Times to… Read More
Ex-Commerce: Womyn, Rage, and Unwanted Gifts
My sister maintains that when it comes to break-ups, whoever has the most stuff wins. For years she’s been selling off the boyfriend spoils and… Read More