Should scientists be asking these questions? - CultureLab - New Scientist

Should scientists be asking these questions? - CultureLab - New Scientist: "Michael Hanlon's 10 Questions Science Can't Answer (Yet), now available in paperback, presents serious enquiries into matters such as the nature of time, the sentience of animals, the essence of self and the composition of the universe."

Terrorism: the most meaningless and manipulated word - NewsTrust.net

Terrorism: the most meaningless and manipulated word - NewsTrust.net Terrorism is simultaneously the single most meaningless and most manipulated word in the American political lexicon. The term now has virtually nothing to do with the act itself and everything to do with the identity of the actor, especially his or her religious identity. It has really come to mean: "a Muslim who fights against or even expresses hostility towards the United States, Israel and their allies." That's why all of this confusion and doubt arose yesterday over whether a person who perpetrated a classic act of Terrorism should, in fact, be called a Terrorist: he's not a Muslim and isn't acting on behalf of standard Muslim grievances against the U.S. or Israel, and thus does not fit the "definition." One might concede that perhaps there's some technical sense in which term might apply to Stack, but as Fox News emphasized: it's not "terrorism in the larger sense that most of us are used to . . . terrorism in that capital T way." We all know who commits terrorism in "that capital T way," and it's not people named Joseph Stack.

TED2010 #SocEnt Wrap-Up: What Does the World Need Now? | SocialEarth

TED2010 #SocEnt Wrap-Up: What Does the World Need Now? | SocialEarth: "What does the world need now?

That’s the question that TED2010 tried to answer. Below I’ve linked my posts highlighting the socially-impactful ideas from TED speakers over the last four days. Read them through and tell us what you think the world needs now by commenting below."

TED2010 Day 3: KIPP Education, Bill Gates Energy and more #TED Ideas | SocialEarth

TED2010 Day 3: Bill Gates Energy and more #TED Ideas | SocialEarth: "strong culture of achievement. All I can say is, “Go KIPP!”

Bill Gates was next up. He discussed how we can decrease our 26 billion pounds/year CO2 emissions to zero. “We need miracles in cost, location and long-term stability,” Gates slides stated. This led him to how we can store our energy from alternative sources. All the batteries in the world can only can store 10 minutes of all the energy in the world. This is a major problem.

Gates went on to discuss his plans for an energy breakthrough in nuclear technology to use spent Uranium from other plants. He also showed support for other clean alternative energies as well (which is reflected in his investments)."

What is setiQuest? | Seti Quest

What is setiQuest? | Seti Quest: "For centuries humans have looked at the stars and wondered “are we alone?” Now, setiQuest is an opportunity for you to help answer that question. In 1960, Frank Drake conducted the first scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Since then, scientists from many countries have conducted more than 100 projects looking for communication signals from other civilizations. With the spread of the Internet in the 21st century, it is now possible for humans around the globe to participate in this new SETI program."

The Chopra Center Blog · Your Inner Wealth: 3 Steps to Transforming your Relationship with Money

The Chopra Center Blog · Your Inner Wealth: 3 Steps to Transforming your Relationship with Money: "Without fail, most of the people who come to me for financial counseling express the same frustration: They aren’t living the lives they truly want to live. Deep down, the majority believe that if they only had enough money, they would finally feel content. In reality, I’ve found the opposite to be true; the happier we are, the more likely we are to attract money and other forms of prosperity."

Rs 1 lakh crore budget funds go unspent each year- Finance-Economy-News-The Economic Times

Rs 1 lakh crore budget funds go unspent each year- Finance-Economy-News-The Economic Times: "NEW DELHI: While the government is grappling with a huge fiscal deficit and hence large borrowings to fund key social sector schemes, staggering
sums of up to Rs 1 lakh crore in a year out of the money allocated to various ministries remained unspent between 2005-06 and 2007-08."

Chidambaram slams Sena, says 'Mumbai belongs to all' - India - The Times of India

Chidambaram slams Sena, says 'Mumbai belongs to all' - India - The Times of India: "Slamming the Shiv Sena for its controversial 'Mumbai for Marathis' slogan, home minister P Chidambaram on Monday said such a
'pernicious' thesis has to be rejected and the city belongs to all of India."