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Category Archives: Current Events
Our Human Future – Green, Healthy, Prosperous, Abundant!
Thank God we have people like Sugata Mitra. Or Peter Diamandis. Or the hundreds of other pioneers who think like them and are transforming the world for the better. They have a vision of boundless optimism: a world of plenty, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, Evolution, Money, Science
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A Jihadi State-of-the-Union Presentation
Dateline, Pakistan January 11, 2012 In a remote mountain cave in the Hindu Kush, somewhere within Pakistan’s western border regions, an important meeting is convened. The convener is none other than the famous Mullah O, a Taliban imam formerly from … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Money, Politics
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And The Winner Is …..
2011 has been a year of uncertainty and turmoil in the global markets. In the latter part of the year we saw wild gyrations in the U. S. stock markets with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) having a record … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Money, Politics
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Newt Gingrich Gets A Christmas Sermon
Newt Gingrich is awakened, like Abou Ben Adhem, from a deep dream. It’s 5:00 am on Christmas Day – he peers around in the darkness. He senses it – there’s a supernatural kind of presence in the room. “Who’s there?” … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Current Events, Politics
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Going for Broke. Our Ponzi Economy.
How do bad deals, such as subprime lending, become good deals with some financial engineering? Let’s do a thought experiment, with 3 hypothetical deals. Deal #1: Here’s the deal: You invest $100 with me. I’ll pay you $110 at the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Money, Politics
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The Higgs Boson – Have We Just Found the God Particle?
Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-1974) was a famous Indian Physicist and Mathematician known for his collaboration with Einstein in providing key insights into the foundational developments in Physics. These include the theory of Bose-Einstein condensates – the weird, degenerate properties of … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmology, Current Events, Money, Science
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Financial Armageddon – Our Slippery Slope
The stock markets fell across the world today. We saw the biggest two-day decline in the S&P 500 since 2008, and the S&P 500 Index itself is at a twelve month low. Europe is teetering and it’s not just Greece … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Money, Politics
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The Eight Billion Habitable Planets in our Galaxy
Growing up in India I remember it was hot in summer and, having no air-conditioning, we often slept on the roof of our house. I would spend endless hours staring at the brilliantly lit night sky and marvel at all … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmology, Current Events, Money, Politics, Science
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