Sunday, July 24, 2011
"The Capitalist Threat" by George Soros
"What kind of society do we want? 'Let the free market decide!' is the often-heard response. That response, a prominent capitalist argues,undermines the very values on which open and democratic societies depend."
EVERYTHING IN MODERATION » Brian Easton
"Canadian intellectual John Ralston Saul in conversation with Brian Easton about globalism, ideologues and rediscovering moderation."
Shirky: The Semantic Web, Syllogism, and Worldview
"Much of the proposed value of the Semantic Web is coming, but it is not coming because of the Semantic Web. The amount of meta-data we generate is increasing dramatically, and it is being exposed for consumption by machines as well as, or instead of, people. But it is being designed a bit at a time, out of self-interest and without regard for global ontology. It is also being adopted piecemeal, and it will bring with it with all the incompatibilities and complexities that implies. There are significant disadvantages to this process relative to the shining vision of the Semantic Web, but the big advantage of this bottom-up design and adoption is that it is actually working now."
The greatest letters ever written - Features, Books - The Independent
"When the Swiss lawyer Albin Schram died in 2005, he left behind an extraordinary collection of letters by some of Western civilisation's greatest minds."
China's Psyche
The People’s Republic of China may be but a transient trifle in China’s great story. Like dynasties before it, “communist” China will be remembered for its ability to bring the nation out of chaos and to lay the foundations for future prosperity.
A Way with Words: Scientific American
Do languages help mold the way we think? A controversial idea from the 1930s is getting a second look.
By JR Minkel | March 25, 2002
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