In space for months or years, with nowhere to go to escape issues, survival is as much mental as it is physical.
These Changing Times
Links as the Source Code of Our Thinking – Tim O’Reilly
In a sense Tim is advocating the wholesale adoption of the very strong attribution culture we (like to think we) have in academic research.
In a sense Tim is advocating the wholesale adoption of the very strong attribution culture we (like to think we) have in academic research.
Exponential Finance: Cost of Living in the Future Will Be Substantially Reduced
Somewhat surprisingly, the conversation was generally upbeat considering the scope that was being discussed in under 10 minutes.
Somewhat surprisingly, the conversation was generally upbeat considering the scope that was being discussed in under 10 minutes.
Soft is the New Hard
We’re moving from our industrial past to a new Information Age—and education needs to change.
We’re moving from our industrial past to a new Information Age—and education needs to change.
What Are You Going to Do With That Degree in International Relations?
This is the season when college seniors are wondering how, a few months from now, they’ll answer the question, “Did you get a job?”
This is the season when college seniors are wondering how, a few months from now, they’ll answer the question, “Did you get a job?”
No Worker Left Behind in the Green New Deal
What will happen to workers in fossil fuel related industries if the shift to a climate-safe economy threatens their jobs?
What will happen to workers in fossil fuel related industries if the shift to a climate-safe economy threatens their jobs?
Connecticut Project Labor Agreement Law Ensures Green Jobs Are Union Jobs
When work on public infrastructure is performed by union labor there are many benefits for workers, communities, and the economy as a whole.
When work on public infrastructure is performed by union labor there are many benefits for workers, communities, and the economy as a whole.
Finding Common Ground to Protect the Land
“Everyone has an investment in clean air and water, and everybody has a memory of public lands, whether it’s hunting or fishing or watching a sunset.”
“Everyone has an investment in clean air and water, and everybody has a memory of public lands, whether it’s hunting or fishing or watching a sunset.”
Maine AFL-Cio: ‘the Time Is Now for Labor to Engage With Climate’
The Maine AFL-CIO just passed a resolution at its October Convention “to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality Crisis and Create Union Jobs.”
The Maine AFL-CIO just passed a resolution at its October Convention “to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality Crisis and Create Union Jobs.”
More on ‘Theft’ and the Problem of Identity
Allowing the free re-use of my name and my blog name ought to add value on average.
My case is that allowing the free re-use of my name and my blog name ought to add value on average.
Clearer
Transparency is one of those things, like democracy, or marriage, that’s easier said than done.
Transparency is one of those things, like democracy, or marriage, that’s easier said than done.
Making Nukes New Again
I believe all of us working on nuclear issues should ask ourselves: How might we bring new ideas and dynamic new leaders to the sector?
I believe all of us working on nuclear issues should ask ourselves: How might we bring new ideas and dynamic new leaders to the sector?
How Philanthropy Is Like ‘Shark Tank’
The questions that the investors ask of the pitchman (or pitchwoman) are very much like the ones we do, or should, ask of our grantees, although within our non-profit aquarium and using our own language.
The questions that the investors ask of the pitchman (or pitchwoman) are very much like the ones we do, or should, ask of our grantees, although within our non-profit aquarium and using our own language.
Haiti on My Mind
I received notification of a conference on Haiti and it caused me to think about our holdings from the country.
I received notification of a conference on Haiti and it caused me to think about our holdings from the country.
‘Local Effort Brings Our Past to Life’ — Halifax Chronicle-Herald
A recent article in the halifax chroncile-herald discusses a fascinating project mounted by the dartmouth historical association“local effort brings our past to life”: Halifax chronicle-herald
A recent article in the halifax chroncile-herald discusses a fascinating project mounted by the dartmouth historical association“local effort brings our past to life”: Halifax chronicle-herald
It’s Time to Move Beyond Growth for Growth’s Sake
Aggregate economic growth does not translate into less poverty.
Aggregate economic growth does not translate into less poverty.