Asimov Then Considers How Computers Would Usher In This Profound Change In Learning And Paints The Outline
Asimov then considers how computers would usher in this profound change in learning and paints the outline of a concept that Clay Shirky would detail and term “cognitive surplus” two decades later:
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The Obama administration has quietly approved a substantial expansion of the terrorist watchlist system, authorizing a secret process that requires neither “concrete facts” nor “irrefutable evidence” to designate an American or foreigner as a terrorist, according to a key government document obtained by The Intercept. The “March 2013 Watchlisting Guidance,” a 166-page document issued last Read more
videos
A speech from Carl Sagan that will make you cry
The makers of The Sagan Series bring you The Feynman Series
Richard Feynman waxes scientific about a flower, touches your freaking soul
More People Need To Know About Carolyn Porco
Giving blogging another chance
some of the posts read on 12/4
The NSA Hiding a Shadow Government Behind a Haystack to Keep Us Safe via Dailykos.com
I've been doing a lot of reading lately on this subject (and related subjects), but managed to be even more shocked by this one...
Prada, Yuck-- Or the New Trouble with Capitalism? via Ricochet
Liberal Fascism on Broadway via Ricochet
Culture of Ignorance via Washingtonsblog
Governments From Around the World ADMIT That They Carry Out False Flag Terror via Washintonsblog
Take it to the Bank via Washingtonsblog
Healthcare.gov sort of fixed, good enough for "vast majority" via Ars Technica
In airport security scanning, ultra-rare items are harder to catch via Ars Technica
Charged with Theft, Man Arrested For Plugging Car into School's Outlet via Ars Technica
Why YouTube Buffers: The Secret Deals that Make- and Break- Online Video via Ars Technica (need to finish)
FCC Chair: ISPs Should Be Able to Charge Netflix for Internet Fast Lane via Ars Technica
Genetic Adam and Eve May Have Walked on Earth at the Same Time via Ars Technica
NSA Collects Nearly 5 Billion Cellphone Location Records per Day via ArsTechnica
Your Questions About the New IPCC Climate Change Report Answered via ArsTechnica
Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK to Not Know How the Internet Works via Motherboard
No Girls Allowed via Polygon
Wall Climbing Concept Car Wins LA Auto Show via Dvice
Self Dimming Smart Windows Change With Superhuman Speed via Dvice
Tiny Slide Projector Takes Your Instagrams to the Next Retro Level via Dvice
Full Text of Benedict XVI's Letter to Athieist via National Catholic Register
Climate Change 'Tipping Points' Imminent via Physorg
Obama: "I'm not allowed an iPhone'" via Physorg
Investment Program Can Cut Global Health Disparities by 2035 via MedicalXpress
Study Gives New Meaning to 'Let Your Fingers Do the Walking' via MedicalXpress
Humans Not Smarter Than Animals, Just Different, Experts Say via Physorg
The Panama Papers
Panama Papers: The Secrets of Dirty Money
What are the panama papers?
What you need to know about the panama papers
Images from Tweets:
so, biggest corruption story EVER, and these were the front pages that reported on it in the United States on Monday:
Hmmmm.... what does that say about the media in this country? What does that say about corruption in this country??
Panama Players: The Power Players
400 reporters kept the Panama Papers secret for a year. Here’s how they pulled it off
With over 2 GB of data... 11.5 Million documents.... this, is only the beginning... there will be many, many more stories to come.... Not only that.... but:
Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums. Graffiti has more chance of meaning something or changing stuff than anything indoors. Graffiti has been used to start revolutions, stop wars, and generally is the voice of people who aren't listened to. Graffiti is one of those few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make somebody smile while they're having a piss.
#Future
Is the Future Out of Date? via Plexus Institute
Why the Cost of Living Is Poised to Plummet in the Next 20 Years via Singularity Hub
THE FUTURE CHRONICLES is the first and only future magazine that literally travels through time: Every issue deals with a new topic of social change.
Some of what I come across on the web... Also check out my Content & Curation site: kristentreglia.com
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