Archive for the 'society'

• The Apple II of 3 D Printing?

February 28th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3-D Printing, Adaptability, crowdsourcing, economics, freedom, fun, futurism, organizations, science, society, tech | 7 comments

• Elkus on Policy Relevance

February 18th, 2013 by zen

Posted in A.E., academia, blog-friends, blogging, blogosphere, CNAS, debate, government, ideas, intellectuals, national security, politics, social science, society, theory | Comments Off on Elkus on Policy Relevance

• Robb on the Networked Age

February 16th, 2013 by zen

Posted in dystopia, economic determinism, economics, futurism, globalization, ideas, intellectuals, john robb, network theory, networks, non-state actors, open-source, robb, social networks, social science, society, theory | 3 comments

• Book Mini-Review: Makers: the New Industrial Revolution by Chris Anderson

February 13th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3-D Printing, authors, book, business, change, cognitive goods, computers, connectivity, cooperation, corporations, culture, economic determinism, economics, freedom, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, reading, revolution, society, Stigmergy, stochastic, tech, theory, web 2.0, wired | 1 comment

• America the Home of the Brave?

February 3rd, 2013 by zen

Posted in 2013, 21st century, 9/11, academia, defense, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, Oligarchy, Patterns, Perception, politics, society, state failure, war, warriors | 24 comments