Sunday, June 26, 2011

Elektromobilität? – Nehmen Sie ein Taxi! - Science Skeptical Blog

Elektromobilität? – Nehmen Sie ein Taxi! - Science Skeptical Blog

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Milton Friedman, innovation and labor demand


The story goes that Milton Friedman was once taken to see a massive government project somewhere in Asia. Thousands of workers using shovels were building a canal. Friedman was puzzled. Why weren't there any excavators or any mechanized earth-moving equipment? A government official explained that using shovels created more jobs. Friedman's response: "Then why not use spoons instead of shovels?"

Monday, June 20, 2011

African researchers in line for high-speed network - SciDev.Net

African researchers in line for high-speed network - SciDev.Net

Friday, June 10, 2011

Finding Creative People Is Easy (and Here's How) - The Atlantic

Finding Creative People Is Easy (and Here's How) - The Atlantic