Readings 3/9

1. The Evolution of Art
Genetic predisposition to art

2. Rethinking the American Dream
The metrics of the Dream have changed, but it is still attainable

3. Frankenfood to GMourmet
No-Kill Carnivore
Dual-Perspectives on the future of genetic engineered food

4. Recovery.gov
A form of economic stimulus in & of itself

5. Is Courage a Masculine Virtue?
Two different views on courage

6. The Joy of Soy
- and the future of tofu

7. To Hell with Niceness
Written in the context of the U.K., but true here

8. How Radio Wrecks the Right
Limbaugh and Co do more harm than good to the GOP

9. Burgeoning Bourgeoisie
For the first time in history more than half the world is middle-class

Not- S0-Weekly Readings 2/13

1. Charm School
According to some scholars, charisma can be taught

2.The Nature-Nurture Debate, Redux
Sociology and Genetics

3. The Big Picture - Chinese New Year
The Boston Globe's photo blog: Collected photos of Welcoming the Ox

4. Economic Nationalism
View from both sides, I prefer the free-market approach

5. The More Miserable Future of Television in America
The Future is Cheese..............

6. China, a Menace to Democracy?
An authoritarian superpower with the checkbook to float other authoritarian regimes

7.Digital Overload Is Frying Our Brains
The loss of attention and focus to the torrent of media and stimulus

8.Google's Power Play
Google (and Google's founders fortunes) enters into the future of energy

9.Military Robots and the Laws of War
The coming reshaping of ethics and practices of warfare

Weekly Readings 1/24

1. The End of Solitude
Where is one ever alone?

2. The Quagmire in Detroit
The sinkhole that the American auto makers have become

3. The Train in Spain Replaces the Plane
America's transportation culture could take notice

4. Political Interference Seen in Bank Bailout Decisions
One of many sources hinting at the major political conflicts of interest in the TARP bailouts

5. The Death of Newspaper
From a more historical perspective

6.Why the Bush years weren't so bad
One of the myriad views on the Bush presidency

7. My Genome, My Self
The Personal Genome Project meets self discovery

8. Intelligent Design or Intelligible Design?
Where science and faith meet

9. The principles and promise of Obamaism.
Here's hoping for pragmatism, post-partisanship, and reform

10. The Man Who Made Too Much
Betting against everyone else......