Tag: New York Times
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Be the Engine, Get Smarter
Human power rocks the intellectual world!
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Of Smart People, Global Warming, Gluttony and Bombing Villages to Save Them
Smart People in Really Important Positions Finally Getting It Re: Global Warming, Gluttony and Bombing Villages
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Study: Bad Diet & Stupidity Linked
And now we know why all of those fast food-eating, deathmobile-bound, violence-prone slobs who rail against ‘dem bikers’ are as dumb as they can be.
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GDP: More Is Not More
Destroying the environment should not be a net gain to the GDP
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Silicon Valley’s Smart $ Finally Gets It Re: Energy Efficiency
The VCs of Silicon Valley finally embrace energy efficiency. But can they outwit Jevon’s Paradox?
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When Politicians Level With Us….
Jimmy Carter’s ‘Malaise’ speech wasn’t the downer Ronald Raygun & Co. portrayed it to be.
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Paris from Medieval to Military Modern: Photo Art exhibit
“Napoleon III and Paris” photo exhibit @ Met–Interesting look the development of Paris from a Medieval city to a modern one. The take home message: Haussmann redesigned Paris to make it easier for the military to sweep through the city; Moses opened New York to motor vehicles. Both men destroyed entire neighborhoods in the process.…
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Book: Urban Pioneers in Oakland
This looks to be a fun read about more urban pioneers!
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The “Best” & the “Brightest”
McNamara is dead. Can Jesus H. Obama learn the lesson?
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Highway Bloatitecture: A Cancer on the City Center
What do Brussels, Madison, Atlanta, and Little Rock have in common? Highway-scaped Bloatitecture in the middle of the city.