What a difference a year makes. Just a year ago the NASDAQ was at the 5000 level, money was available for startups based on ideas sketched on a napkin, and “dot com” was the key to billions. The crash a year ago, followed by the continued decline of the NASDAQ, raises the question: is there …
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Leroy Hood discusses the convergence between biology and technology.
We all talk some about ethics and morality but what exactly are we referring to? The short answer is that ethics and morality are about “right and wrong” and about “good and bad.” (”Ethics” terms have Greek linguistic roots, “morality” terms have Latin roots. Their subject matter is exactly the same). But this only defers …
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Telecosm: How Infinite Bandwidth will Revolutionize our World
by George Gilder
One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy
by Thomas Frank
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
What responsibilities, if any, should corporations have to their communities? How should these be balanced with accountability to their shareholders?
