If you don’t like the way Wall Street behaves — and, as an American, you have a lot of really good reasons not to like them — the very best …
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If Bitcoin were an adolescent human being it would find itself in therapy, for life. In the space of a month it’s been ridiculed by the likes of Goldman Sachs, …
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Ever since March 2013, when Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis, certain pseudo-conservative voices in the “right-wing blogosphere,” that nattering echo chamber where the entry fee is $95 a year to …
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“There are three side effects of acid: enhanced long-term memory, decreased short-term memory, and I forget the third.” — Timothy Leary Several years ago I attended a lecture by a neurologist. During …
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“I can remember when the air was clean, and sex was dirty.” — George Burns One way to avoid old age is to think about it the way the great financier, …
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If you’re in any career field where your job is at all repetitive, there’s probably a robot coming to take that job from you. There’s been a lot of chatter …
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The modern trend toward ubiquitous smartphones and connected devices actually started in Japan, a long time before it washed onto the shores of the US. In the Land of the …
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The Singularity — Is the Oscar-Nominated “Her” a Glimpse at Our Real Future?
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringThe nominations are in. Her, Spike Jonze’s film romance story between man and computer, scored five Academy Awards bids on Thursday, February 6th, including a nod for best original screenplay for …
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” — Friedrich Nietzsche In an engaging but under-publicized film released in 2002, Assassination …
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Another year is upon us, and as they do every year, the World Economic Forum released Thursday its Global Risks 2014 Report. These are the 10 biggest threats the world …