Category: Whatever
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Philosophical Art
Originally posted on iamadam: Practicing philosophy in the contemporary world is a daunting task. Knowledge has grown significantly in the past century. It overwhelms us. Developments in markets, media, medicine, technology, theory, data, discourse, politics, power, war, wealth, genetics, robots, chemicals, poverty, pollution, ecology and economy have exploded. Specialized disciplines…
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Very interesting.
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Economist Debates: Business education: Statements
A very interesting debate over at the Economist online. Very much worth the read for those who are wondering about what is going on in the halls of graduate business education. Our professors actually agree on some fundamental things. Both, for example, accept the importance of on-the-job experience when it…
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Okay, so I noticed the conflict… | circles in the sky
Thanks to my beloved brother, Will Hudson (pedagogue/poet/photographer) for pointing out this thought provoking first-hand account from someone who lives in Haifaz. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us here in the Ether. …The conversations I’ve had about these issues since returning to Haifa have been emotional, to say the…
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Training yourself only to wear blinders wastes opportunities… why bother with the pretense of a discipline that is really only pseudo-obligation? Attend – Adjust – Acknowledge – Accomplish: be ready for opportunity when it presents. Moving People to Action Last week, I listened to Jim Collins at the Growth Summit…
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Originally posted on Larval Subjects .: Larval Subjects has been fairly successful in the 6 years that it has existed. It is now approaching 3 million visits. It grew to this size from about 100 visits a day. These days it receives about 2,500 hundred visits a day. How did…
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Vodafone Office
Vodafone office building in the outskirts of Porto. Designed by Barbosa Guimarães Arquitectos, the skewed windows and faceted facade make up an extraordinary appearance. see also: Casa da Musica see also: Faceted Windows Vodafone kantoorgebouw in een buitenwijk van Porto. Ontworpen door Barbosa Guimarães Arquitectos, de schuine, driehoekige ramen en…
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Nurse stump
Originally posted on garyschollmeier: Continuing the nursery theme, here is a cedar stump, which is now dwarfed by the spruce it nursed. It is interesting that the spring board notch is still visible, the cedar was most likely cut in the late 1800’s.
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A really nice statement of the “Do or do not, there is no try” philosophy around which I am building up the practice of existential entrepreneurship.
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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.
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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 voices engage with each other; I’m eager to hear Kate’s…
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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 for a future treaty. Nature explores the options for limiting…
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“value creation”… I’m going to have to write about this soon.
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