1
POPSWhen Innovation Gets Difficult A summary of the core argument of my recent keynote at the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (slides at http://slideshare.net/opencontent/).
0
POPSHow GeoCities Invented the Internet A garish collection of home pages paved the way for blogging, social networks, and the rest of Web 2.0. By Farhad ManjooPosted Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at 5:04 PM ET
0
POPSFacial Profiling Can you tell if a man is dangerous by the shape of his mug? By Dave Johns Posted Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at 10:36 AM ET
1
POPSHow Nice Are We? What chimps can teach us about our mess of emotions. By Christine Kenneally Posted Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at 7:03 AM ET
1
POPSRein in entitlements? No. Increase them, says James Galbraith. COMMENTARY | October 08, 2009 It's time the press stopped falling for false, ongoing efforts to portray Social Security and Medicare as going broke, says economist James Galbraith. To the contrary, increases in entitlement program benefits would provide a major boost to economic recovery. For reporters and editors Galbraith's message is: Separate propaganda from facts.
0
POPSBanned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read For more information on getting involved with Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read, please see Calendar of Events and Ideas and Resources. You can also contact the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4220, or bbw@ala.org.
1
POPSIS GOOGLE KILLING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE? General knowledge, from capital cities to key dates, has long been a marker of an educated mind. But what happens when facts can be Googled? Brian Cathcart confers with educationalists, quiz-show winners and Bamber Gascoigne ... From INTELLIGENT LIFE Magazine, Summer 2009 Brian Cathcart