Kids can teach themselves

Speaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own — and then taught other kids. He asks, what else can children teach themselves?   ABOUT THE SPEAKER     Sugata Mitra · Education researcher Educational researcher Sugata Mitra …[continue reading]

How to run a company with (almost) no rules

What if your job didn’t control your life? Brazilian CEO Ricardo Semler practices a radical form of corporate democracy, rethinking everything from board meetings to how workers report their vacation days (they don’t have to). It’s a vision that rewards the wisdom of workers, promotes work-life balance — and leads to some deep insight on …[continue reading]

Marshall Islands Creating New Cryptocurrency In Push To De-Dollarize

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has been using the US dollar since 1979. But in a new Bloomberg report and a statement from a senior Marshall Islands official, that could all change as the country with a population of 75,000 could soon issue a sovereign currency in digital form – using blockchain technology. David Paul, the environment minister …[continue reading]

EXPOSED: All the Queen’s Agents and Corporations that Control the World

We may not realize it, but we are still subjects of the British Monarchy. American history books and classes indoctrinated (propaganda) us into believing we had won the American Revolution. But we didn’t. We are still subjects of Queen Elizabeth. The history books were written by the victors and their big publishing houses. And it …[continue reading]

JPMorgan’s Metals Desk Was a Criminal Enterprise, U.S. Says

Bloomberg     markets JPMorgan’s Metals Desk Was a Criminal Enterprise, U.S. Says By Tom Schoenberg and David Voreacos September 16, 2019, 5:25 PM GMT+1 Updated on September 16, 2019, 6:47 PM GMT+1 U.S. invokes racketeering law in charging three metals traders RICO statute is rarely used in cases involving big banks       …[continue reading]

Catalyst – ‘Gut Reaction’ Part 1 (2014)

The medical community has long professed the numerous risk factors associated with an unhealthy diet. The foods we eat can play a primary role in determining our vulnerability towards many potentially life-threatening conditions including obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. But current nutritional research studies are examining the links between diet and chronic …[continue reading]

Brand new renewable technology harnesses electricity from the cold, dark night

Brand new renewable technology harnesses electricity from the cold, dark night Two years ago, one freezing December night on a California rooftop, a tiny light shone weakly with a little help from the freezing night air. It wasn’t a very bright glow. But it was enough to demonstrate the possibility of generating renewable power after the …[continue reading]