Debt to society
If you want to talk about our debt to society – the question of what we owe the other people who share our culture, and… Read More »Debt to society
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Riches: second best coffee press
I broke the glass on our cafetiere / coffee press this morning. You’re rich when you react to the breaking of the glass by saying,… Read More »Riches: second best coffee press
Tim Harford: slow-motion multitasking
I love Tim Harford‘s stuff, and I’m surprised he hasn’t featured here before. 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy is a delightful romp through… Read More »Tim Harford: slow-motion multitasking
One type of rich…
… is when you have multiple solutions to everyday problems comfortably within your grasp. The journey to “What will my family eat?” from “Will my… Read More »One type of rich…
Iqbal Quadir: connectivity is productivity
Another way of looking at networks from Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameen Phone and entrepreneur against poverty: One day in 1993 [while working at an… Read More »Iqbal Quadir: connectivity is productivity
The haves and the have-laters
Kevin Kelly’s take on how technological development plays into the future of poverty and inequality – and why he’s not worried about unequal access to… Read More »The haves and the have-laters
Technology marches towards the poorest
I recently listened to a talk given by Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameenphone, at the Long Now Foundation in 2008: In the early nineties I… Read More »Technology marches towards the poorest
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