Archive for the ‘Worth Reading’ Category
Harold Jarche’s tools list
I completely agree on several items from Jarche’s list…especially Wirearchy, one of the best and most consistent blogs in the knowledge world.
The Indian Economy Blog wonders whether we can trust economists…
Worth reading economist Uwe Reinhardt’s comments at the Indian Economy Blog. I’ve been asking similar questions and coming to similar conclusions to what has been written here.
The uniqueness of the self
Gerald Edelman in Discover provides an amazing little article about his insights into self based on the structure, function and organization of human brains.
All the more reason why collaboration is sooooooo important.
ScienceDebate 2008
The website at ScienceDebate 2008 was intended for the US election, but it tracks lots of useful media stories and factoids concerning scientific research and research agendas.
Steven Pinker takes on morality and whether humans are ready for it
Pinker is always entertaining. In the NY Times Magazine recently he took on morality and whether humans are ready to deploy the tools evolution seems to have furnished to us. From a governance standpoint, the answer would have to be a resounding no.
A new world oil import/export map
Sarah Kuck at World Changing highlights a new Rocky Mountain Institute map of global oil imports and exports.
P2P’s nice library on open source
Michel Bauwens has built a very interesting and useful library on open source information. Find it here. It is particular rich in iPod-ready podcasts and webcasts. More cheers for the P2P Foundation!
Cool pictures of nanoscapes
Apropos of nothing except pure geekdom, I really like the nanoscape photos at Michael Oliveri’s web site.
Worth Reading: The International Institute of Sustainable Development Linkages Publication
Linkages is a useful publication for technocrats working in environment-related areas.
Policy issues of user created content — essential technocracy reading
I found this paper on the Terra Nova blog. It’s by Mira Burri-Nenova of the World Trade Institute. Greg Lastowka of Rutgers is right in giving high praise to the paper…it has a number of innovative approaches to user generated content and the implications. I’d rate it as essential reading in a contemporary technocrat’s library.
Reference:
Burri-Nenova, Mira,User Created Content in Virtual Worlds and Cultural Diversity(January 1, 2009). NCCR Trade Regulation Working Paper No. 2009/1. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1316847
