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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Ideology and religionI came across an interesting set of responses to the question "What are the main differences between religion and ideology?"Some of responses included:"…religions focus on answering the world-view including afterlife and other things that are not...
Ideology and religionI came across an interesting set of responses to the question "What are the main differences between religion and ideology?"Some of responses included:"…religions focus on answering the world-view including afterlife and other things that are not...
Why I Jumped Off The Ivory Tower
Via Instapundit and Inklings: My decision to leave isn't really about my department or university in particular, but about a perverse incentive structure that maintains the status quo, rewards mediocrity, and discourages potentially high-impact, interdisciplinary...
Charles Robertson: Africa’s next boom
Via Instapundit and TED: The past decade has seen slow and steady economic growth across the continent of Africa. But economist Charles Robertson has a bold thesis: Africa's about to boom. He talks through a few of the indicators -- from rising education levels to...
Charles Robertson: Africa’s next boom
Via Instapundit and TED: The past decade has seen slow and steady economic growth across the continent of Africa. But economist Charles Robertson has a bold thesis: Africa's about to boom. He talks through a few of the indicators -- from rising education levels to...
The financial sector in 2030
Via Business Insider: …two 2030 growth scenarios. The first is the "continued growth in the wealth management business" that is "driven by independent advisors, online tools and advice companies, and emerging international markets." The financial industry will have...
The financial sector in 2030
Via Business Insider: …two 2030 growth scenarios. The first is the "continued growth in the wealth management business" that is "driven by independent advisors, online tools and advice companies, and emerging international markets." The financial industry will have...
First Bitcoin ATM in Canada
Via Business Insider: The first Bitcoin ATM in the world is believed to launch in Canada next week. According to reports from CBC, Mitchell Demeter, co-founder of Vancouver bitcoin trading company Bitcoiniacs and part-owner of Robocoin, has invested in five such...