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Environmental Alarmism | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
The Economic Crisis and the Need to Rethink Economics by Diane Coyle - The Globalist - 2 views
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The Globalist is supported, in part, by The Louis R. and Candice A. Hughes Charitable Foundation.
Limbaugh, Lipitor and the Incivility of American Political Life (Part I) - 0 views
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Interesting article suggesting that the prevalent use of statin drugs like Lipitor may be increasing aggression in this generation of political leaders.
Robots Don't Complain | The Economist - 0 views
Innovation in Africa | The Economist - 0 views
Biology's Brave New World | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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The Promise and Perils of the Synbio Revolution
One Second on the Internet - 2 views
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This is an interesting infographic to demonstrate the volume of traffic on the internet. It covers instagram, facebook, skype, google searches, email, and so forth. It is a quick way to get a sense of the scope of information flow and connectivity.
The Rise of Big Data | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
Japan scientist synthesizes meat from human feces - 0 views
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Both a serious and ridiculous example of how people are tackling global challenges.
The Arctic: Tequila Sunset | The Economist - 0 views
Future of Food | Wired - 12 views
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Wired Magazine devoted this issue to the future of food. There are excellent "info-graphics" and it is usefully divided by topics.
China and the Internet: A Giant Cage | The Economist - 0 views
Oxford Univ. school dedicated to 21st century studies - 6 views
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This is a link to a school at Oxford that has a trove of resources dealing with a variety of 21st century issues. There are multimedia materials and lots of publications on different topics available as free pdf downloads.
Privacy: Hiding from Big Data | The Economist - 0 views
Overview of water shortage/usage in 21st century | CNN - 7 views
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This quick article has some nice graphics about global water issues
Is Artificial Intelligence a Threat? - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher E... - 1 views
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This article in the Chronicle of Higher Education presents a good discussion of the state of research into addressing humanity's preparedness for super-intelligent machines.
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