Tag: Society

A Sick Joke?

A post on the Acumen blog got me thinking about something that I have witnessed and lived with all my Life! Here was a man

Ideas Worth Spreading

Anil Dash drives home a hard-hitting truth in his recent post entitled “Free Publicity“: … the world I inhabit, at the intersection of tech and

Righting a Wrong

Feb 1887 The Dawes Act was enacted on February 8, 1887 regarding the distribution of land to Native Americans in Oklahoma. Named after its sponsor,

Slowing Down

Thanks to a link on Rajesh’s blog, I discovered a brilliant essay published on the Wall Street Journal, entitled “Not So Fast“.  The WSJ describes it as

Managing for Abundance

I love the way Chris Anderson (of Wired) thinks.  His arguments provide a fresh new perspective on Society, and are far more relevant in today’s

The Story Matters

I was talking to a friend who works in Social Development, and the conversation veered towards what can such institutions do differently to make a

e-Waste : Little Known Truths

I chanced upon a Guardian story of May 2008 entitled ‘Breeding toxins from dead PCs‘ that described how children are dying to clear up the developed world’s

How Schools Kill Creativity

From the day I’ve discovered TED’s video talks, I’ve been hooked.  If I’m not watching at least one video-talk a day, there’s something wrong.  It’s

Know your World

Thanks to a link from one of Atanu’s posts, I discovered the amazingly powerful and insightful data graph of GapMinder on the state of the

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