July 2009
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WatchI’ve been watching TED talks on my commute—walking or taking the bus—for the past month or so, since I haven’t been biking. Most of them are highly enlightening and thought-provoking. This one made me sick to the stomach while simultaneously being very informative. [TED Blog: Sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Capt. Charles Moore]
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Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule →
This essay—which I first came across via MFM last week—got some play on the internets today. Interestingly, I think it addresses a fundamental conflict that academics at major research institutions deal with everyday. Our days are constantly interrupted by classes and seminars to teach and various other service obligations. At the same time, either implicitly or explicitly, the principal endeavor...
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“Let’s imagine that Barack Obama had been born in Indonesia or Kenya or anywhere...”
– Why should it even matter if Obama was born in the U.S.? | FP Passport
