Keith “Maggie” Brown
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Machines and Rice
Originally posted on Larval Subjects .: For anyone who’s interested and who is in the Houston area, I’ll be giving a talk on machinic-ontology and corporeal and incorporeal machines at Rice this Thursday (12/7) at 3PM in Humanities 119. Continue reading
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A Question for A.O. Scott and Ta-Nehisi Coates
Originally posted on Corey Robin: Ta-Nehisi Coates is sponsoring a fascinating conversation between himself, New York Times film critic A.O. Scott, and historian Kate Masur about the film Lincoln. It’s a real treat to read these three distinct and expert… Continue reading
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Special Issue at Journal NATURE: After Kyoto
On 1 January 2013, the world can go back to emitting greenhouse gases with abandon. The pollution-reduction commitments that nations made as part of the Kyoto Protocol will expire, leaving the planet without any international climate regulation and uncertain prospects… Continue reading
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Letters From Millennial Voters – The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan – The Daily Beast
These letters that Sullivan has collected are an education for older Americans. Folks should give a look & think about what Millenials are saying. Letters From Millennial Voters – The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan – The Daily Beast. Continue reading
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Who Needs College? The Swiss Opt for Vocational School | TIME.com
This is something we really need to be doing in the USA. I would still encourage folks to learn & be engaged in the arts, humanities, & sciences, but we have to admit that the overwhelming majority of people who… Continue reading
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“value creation”… I’m going to have to write about this soon. Continue reading
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Stone House in Croatia
Originally posted on freshomes: freshomes View original post Continue reading
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Coursera & the Future of Yesterday
A nice overview of what a motivated person got out of a Coursera offering on Greek & Roman mythology. Makes me want to do it and possibly see which of my friends would like to do it with me. The… Continue reading
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Originally posted on WYRD ATTRACTIONS: See what we are doing, is we’re bringing up children and educating to live the same sort of lives we are living. In order that they may justify themselves and find satisfaction in life by bringing… Continue reading
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United States of ALEC >> Bill Moyers
Welcome, to a story that’s been unfolding for more than 30 years but has gone largely untold. That’s the way the central characters wanted it. They were smart and understood something very important: that they might more easily get what… Continue reading
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Weekend Wisdom: The One Who Flies Solo Has the Strongest Wings
Originally posted on Life Out of the Box: Stand up for something, even if it means standing alone. Because often times, the one who flies solo has the strongest wings. Continue reading
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The Death Of Paper
Going digital. Continue reading
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Tax Incentives to Companies Bleeding Towns Dry, With Few Results
A lot of the abatements & other supports to bring in business to townships & cities centers on one main process: job creation. Yet nobody tracks any meaningful statistics to see if the economic argument holds up. Yes we can… Continue reading
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The Philosophy Behind Amazon Web Services’ Cloud Strategy
Amazon has a very interesting model. I am not saying that I recommend everyone use online shopping and let local retailers/wholesalers go by the wayside. But to understand what local shops are up against in the next 20 years, you… Continue reading
