Archive for February, 2013

• The Buddha, the Barbie, and Walter Benjamin

February 17th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in art, art history, Charles Cameron, iran, marxism, shia, Uncategorized | 2 comments

• 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

• Valentine — our first global saint?

February 15th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in christianity, hinduism, Islam, saudi arabia, Specs, Uncategorized | 2 comments

• On Socrates and His Legacy, Part I.

February 14th, 2013 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, ancient history, book, culture, debate, democracy, extremists, historians, history, ideas, intellectuals, myth, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, question, reading, Uncategorized | 7 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