My friend Clark Boyd must be one of the planet’s most productive audio producers. Not only does he produce science and technology segments for WGBH/PRI/BBC’s… Read More »The World, and bloggers from all around the…
:: ifocos :: ‽ Two thirds of Americans View Traditional Journalism as ‘Out of Touch’ We Media/Zobgy story shows Americans think journalism is important but… Read More »links for 2008-03-15
The Skeptic الشكاك ‽ The Future Looks Like Egypt “I no longer think the future will look like New York, Tokyo, or Dubai. It will… Read More »links for 2008-03-14
I’ve got a hip-high pile of books by my bedside, including several manuscripts written by good friends. But after Paul Collier’s talk at TED, his… Read More »Book review: “The Bottom Billion” by Paul Collier
What Microloans Miss: Financial Page: The New Yorker A compact critique of microlending hype by James Surowiecki – while microloans are exciting, they generally benefit… Read More »links for 2008-03-13
When I first lived in Ghana in 1993, my social circle included about a dozen fellow Fulbright scholars, working on a variety of research topics.… Read More »What does it cost to close down a narcostate?