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BBC internal memo on climate change

“The Editors”, the blog that serves as another example of the BBC moving in a smarter direction than all media, has just posted an interesting piece on Global warming. How does a media...

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: environment
What are Philosophers experts at?

This interesting question was posed by Bryan Chaplin of EconLog at a recent conference on Social Philosophy and Policy: Profs and grad students alike largely seemed to accept the following list of...

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: economics
Engineering through the ages: the Eurostar in St. Pancras

Last week, the Queen was there to reopen the “Cathedral for Railways”, St. Pancras.  Today, the Eurostar will arrive in its new British home.  It is a landmark occasion: the restoration...

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: technology
The iTrojan: your mac is vulnerable too

On Halloween Apple Macs owners got a taste of what these Windows people have been talking about for years, as internet criminals released the first trojan for Macs: The Trojan comes disguised as a...

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: internet, technology, macs
iPhone: a must-have for the traveller?

Interesting article here about how the iPhone, a little bigger than a pack of cards, can replace an entire backpack of the necessities of the tourist.I’m not sure I believe it, but …...

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: lifestyle
iPhone: a must-have for the traveller? iPhone: Madrid through the mini screen - Telegraph

Interesting article here about how the iPhone, a little bigger than a pack of cards, can replace an entire backpack of the necessities of the tourist.I’m not sure I believe it, but …...

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: lifestyle
Britain in a motto?

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is seeking to capture the public’s imagination with a search for a national motto. Is this a good idea?One would think not. For a number of reasons.• A...

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: uk
What’s up with Pakistan?

Gen. Ashfaq Kiyani, the newly named vice-chief of staff, could be Pakistan’s next strongman. He’s Washington’s Plan B. If Musharraf does finally resign his command, Kiyani will control the military....

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: politics
Exercise the Brain

To stay in shape now has a new meaning.Feeling a little less mentally quick than you did a few years ago? Maybe you are among the many people who do “brain exercises” like sudoku to slow the...

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: health
US Healthcare (only) for the healthy

In another case of ‘If it’s good for stockholders, it’s good for the company,’ a US Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. One of the state’s...

Started in Carsons Post • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: corporations, health, legal