Economics In A Full World

A very interesting article about the sustainability of the current global economy. It makes intuitive sense that if the ecosystem is limited, and the global economy keeps growing, that something has to give. "Economic theory has traditionally dealt mainly with allocation. It has not dealt with the issue of scale (the physical size of the economy relative to the ecosystem)". There is also a nice schematic on 'utility vs disutility' that tries to explain 'bad growth'....fascinating stuff. Enjoy! Beckmania....

Economics In A Full World

Can Google Fix Detroit?

Jeff Jarvis wrote a book called What Would Google Do that basically examines a number of struggling industries to see if they could be saved or improved by dragging themselves out of the old way of doing things.....notoriously hard for large organizations, but as the economic crisis is showing, perhaps no longer an option. Enjoy! Beckmania.....

Detroit Should Get Cracking On Its Googlemobile

How Tweet It Is

An interesting article on Twitter, my neighbor here at work in SF, and their current outlook and thoughts on the success they are experiencing.....

How Tweet It Is

The End Of Solitude

A former Yale professor discusses our decrease in solitude and ability to enjoy it.....another interesting impact of the always on ever more connected existence brought on by cell phones and the Internet...Thanks to John Paluska for the forward. Enjoy! Beckmania.....

The End Of Solitude

Happiness and Our Day To Day Decision Making

Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959 part 1

This is a fascinating interview of Ayn Rand by Mike Wallace. I think there is both tons to admire and tons to disagree with in Objectivism (Rand's philosophy - too much to go into here), but it certainly gets the brain cells churning and is relevant to our present situation, especially given how many Rand fans have influenced the US over the past few decades....Enjoy! Beckmania

PS: Note that Wallace is actually SMOKING during the interview - my how times have changed.

PPS: Note also that there are many other videos on YouTube (like parts 2 and 3 of the interview) that are worth watching if you are interested....

The Cuban Revolution At 50

An interesting article in the Economist that provides a brief summary of Cuba's history from the overthrow of Batista's government to the present day state of affairs. It will be interesting to see where Cuba ends up in the next 5-10 years, especially if Venezuela's financial assistance diminishes along with the lower price of oil....Enjoy - Zigmania.

The Cuban Revolution at 50