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Dilemmas for drones.

jacobwilliamson wrote 3 hours ago: As technological developments leave machines increasingly autonomous – from drones to driverle … more →

Tags: ethics, Machines, Morals, Robots

Paper Promises by Philip Coggan

tucsonmike wrote 9 hours ago: What I realized about reading Philip Coggan’s book was how many things can go wrong when plann … more →

Tags: huffington post, November, occupy wall street, Philip Coggan, Pledge of Allegiance, Tea, united states

New: Well-forgotten (and renamed) old1 comment

Comrade Manager wrote 20 hours ago: No matter what you call it, your community of users beats an overseas call center any time. You know … more →

Tags: Community Management, facebook, internet forum, TomTom, BestBuy, Gartner, Technical Support, online community, Peer Support

Three Laws Safe

jisantuc wrote 23 hours ago: This is an Economist article about the ethical obligations robotics programmers have. There’s … more →

Tags: original thoughts, ethics, Robots, Drones, Warfare, military, Foreign Policy

The Going Gets Tough for Doux : Douce France's Frenchonomics at work ?

renaudfavier wrote 1 day ago: Job is good, but Christmas may come more often in France, even in spring … The Economist will … more →

Tags: Paris, eBook, France, change, Economics, Europe, francois hollande, Danger, Changement

Deception: Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West by Edward Lucas: review

J.J. Collins author wrote 1 day ago: Review By David Blair The risks involved in probing the seamy underside of Russian life are shown by … more →

Tags: Latest Book Reviews Non Fiction, Latest Book Releases Non-Fiction, Wordpress book reviews, Edward Lucas, Russia, espionage, Book Reviews, Kremlin, Sergei Magnitsky

Running at banks

Art Powell wrote 1 day ago: Today’s issue of The Economist has an article fears of bank runs in Europe. Runs on banks are … more →

Tags: Economics, bad loans, Bank Runs, Banks, Deposit Insurance, Deposits, Europe, Financial integration, money supply

Unde sunt locurile de muncă1 comment

Theophyle wrote 2 days ago: Şomajul a atins niveluri record în multe ţări, si totusi de multe ori lucrurile stau diferit. Potriv … more →

Tags: 2012 - Global, Articole, criza globala, Global, criza economica

What is livability by African standards? | World Bank and UN talk mobilization [FUTURE CITIES]

anam city wrote 3 days ago: What makes the African city livable by African standards?   What are the two issues that you think d … more →

Tags: media, Research, Africa, Future Cities, Sustainable Development Africa

What will the African city of 2025 look like? FUTURE CITIES AFRICA SUMMIT STARTS [LIVE BLOG]

anam city wrote 3 days ago: Mayors, urban planners and policymakers are gathered in Lagos today to discuss the future of Africa … more →

Tags: News, media, Africa, Sustainable Urban Design, Future Cities, EKO-HOTEL

More official nonsense on monarchy and lese majeste

Political prisoners of thailand wrote 3 days ago: During the period of the Abhisit Vejjajiva regime, it was reasonably common to see various Thai dipl … more →

Tags: Lese majeste, Thaksin Shinawatra, yellow shirts, Monarchy, abhisit vejjajiva regime, Royalists, Surachai Danwattananusorn, Ampol Tangnopakul, Yingluck Shinawatra

Resilient China

Alexander Gordin wrote 4 days ago: How strong is China’s economy? Despite a recent slowdown, the world’s second-biggest economy is more … more →

Tags: Expand your business abroad, Expand your franchise abroad, China manufacturing, Fluent In Foreign, International Business, Japan

The Daily Bell: Economist Mag: Cook the European Union Slowly Via This Phony Crisis

Jean wrote 4 days ago: Monday, May 28, 2012 – by Staff Report ECB The future of the European Union … The choice: A li … more →

Tags: Financial/economic information, Political, Illuminati/Terrorism/Corruption, European Central Bank, european union, Eurozone, Eurobond, Debt, Greece

China counterpoint

boevebe wrote 5 days ago: Original Article: http://www.economist.com/node/21555762 Summary: The article begins by discussing s … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, China, Economy, Penny Farthing, thomas stevens

The Big Mac Index

admin wrote 5 days ago: Infographic from OnlineMBA explaining the Big Mac Index and how it measures Purchasing Power Parity … more →

Tags: World Economy, Economics, Big Mac Index, Currency, Purchasing Power, World

Economist covers

Peter McLeod wrote 6 days ago: The Economist collected all the cover designs they’ve used for issues that focused on the euro … more →

Tags: News

Fiscal policy: What the Fed fears | The Economist

dralfoldman wrote 6 days ago: Fiscal policy (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is a really interesting blog from the Economist. Check … more →

Tags: austerity, Central Banks, Growth, Keynesian, Neoliberal, Politics, FED, Federal Reserve system, Fiscal multiplier

Free Exchange: Humbler Horizons

gregip wrote 1 week ago: America’s economy is growing at an unimpressive rate. It may not be able to go much faster May 26th … more →

Tags: American economy, Economics focus

Clear and Present Danger to Live College Sports

almostdailybrett wrote 1 week ago: Every fall game day, I have a sacred routine. My pilgrimage starts by walking over the Willamette Ri … more →

Tags: HDTV, Autzen Stadium, espn game day, moshofsky center, espn sports center, pac-12 network, Chris Shenkel, Beanie Baby Effect, money ball


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