Robots Already Rule

I've just come across an interesting and disturbing article (via Times Online) describing the changes in British government policy towards the value assesment of academic research excellence. It’s old (Nov 2009), but still relevant.

Is charity make-up on a rotting limb?

Zizek's radical thoughts on charitable giving have been wonderfully animated by RSA and enthusiasts have passed the video clip all across the Twitterverse and Blogosphere.

Crowdsourcing

Since Aristotle, there has been a sense that social freedom and equality are linked to the "rule of the many" and to this day ideals of democracy remain largely based on majority consensus.

So if you present a problem to a vast number of people and ask for their opinion and input in creating solutions, isn't that the utopia we're all striving for in so many different ways?

Enter Crowdsourcing.

The C-Word

Communism, of course.

Slovenian Philosopher Slavoj Žižek expressed sympathy for “communism” at a recent lecture during the London Literature Festival and I was surprised at what he meant when he used that word.

The Grey Men

The Grey Men are figures from the old and wise book Momo, by Michael Ende.