Archive for September, 2014

Peter Berezin: A Smarter World: Human Intelligence & Economic Growth From 50,000 B.C. To The Singularity
September 27, 2014, Comments Off on Peter Berezin: A Smarter World: Human Intelligence & Economic Growth From 50,000 B.C. To The Singularity

I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel with Andrew McAfee from MIT at BCA’s annual New York Investment Conference l ...

Wednesday Night #1699
September 23, 2014, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1699

The magic number of #1700 is coming up next week – stay tuned! For multiple reasons, this must be short – we ...

Firearms, gun control and politics
September 22, 2014, 3 Comments

2014 10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down Fact-checking some of the gun lobby’s favorite arguments shows they’re full ...

Water 2014
September 18, 2014, 6 Comments

More on Water ; and on Wednesday-Night.com ; Thirst  a powerful slide show on water ; Stockholm International Water Ins ...

Wednesday Night #1698, #1699, #1700
September 17, 2014, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1698, #1699, #1700

You are invited to celebrate the 1700th Wednesday Night Salon* on Wednesday, October 1st. – Chez-nous – any ...

The true true size of Africa
September 13, 2014, Comments Off on The true true size of Africa

The true true size of Africa Nov 10th 2010, 17:52 by G.D. (The Economist) LAST month Kai Krause, a computer-graphics gur ...

Wednesday Night #1697 with Commodore C. Uday Bhaskar
September 10, 2014, 2 Comments

A truly fascinating and informative evening thanks to our delightful new guest,Commodore Chitrapu_Uday_Bhaskar. Starting ...

Wednesday Night #1696
September 3, 2014, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1696

As we contemplate the increasingly vitriolic rhetoric surrounding international affairs and domestic politics, we are re ...

André Saumier R.I.P.
September 2, 2014, Comments Off on André Saumier R.I.P.

SAUMIER, André (1933 – 2014) Died Friday morning in Montreal after a brief but devastating illness. He leaves his ...

Education: demographics and trends 2013 – 2014
September 1, 2014, 4 Comments

  The Atlantic: The Most Notable Education Stories of 2013 The Atlantic: Vacation Reading — 9 Great Education ...