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Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Networked Society
Interesting documentary series that explores the population, connectivity, predictions, and the way we learn.
1. Thinking Cities. The world population is expected to soar to more than 9 billion people by 2050, with roughly 70 percent living in cities. At the same time, Information Communications Technology (ICT) is extending its reach.
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Condo Support a 'Garrison' Mentality
Interesting video essay:
Of Culture and Condos
Shortly before he died, the literary critic Northrop Frye foresaw an insidious cultural phenomenon: Canada’s “condominium mentality”
by Kyle Carsten Wyatt · Illustration by Graham Roumieu
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Saturday, 30 June 2012
The Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Liaquat
Ahamed's book (of the same title as this session) “illuminates wise
parallels between the misplaced confidence that spawned the global
depression in the 1930s and the illusory calculations of risk that led
to the current financial crisis.” –The New York Times
Here Ahamed discusses the world's current economic meltdown and shows the similarities and differences to events in history. The discussion includes QE2, Greece, Britain, and also poses the question of what, if anything, the Obama administration must do to get the country back on track.
Here Ahamed discusses the world's current economic meltdown and shows the similarities and differences to events in history. The discussion includes QE2, Greece, Britain, and also poses the question of what, if anything, the Obama administration must do to get the country back on track.
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