La Macchina Botanica, a Rube Goldberg machine, made at the Venice Biennale, 2011. Constructed in 5 days with the help of 40 local kids, at the Greenhouse of the Venice Giardini. Designed by Joseph Herscher, with construction assistance from Mauro Delley, Michaela Intra and Elisa Paulin. — See his previous machine – the most complicated …
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Robert Redford Discusses the State of Independent Film at the Sundance Film Festival
Video: Bing Bar at Sundance 2012: Robert Redford Discusses the State of Independent Film “Documentaries have replaced investigative journalism”
Despite the posh and circumstance, Sundance is still committed to independent films
Sundance Institute founder and president Robert Redford made it clear during the Sundance Film Festival’s opening press conference Thursday afternoon that Park City and Sundance are two different places. “Sundance is not Park City,” Robert Redford said to a group of international journalists at the Egyptian Theatre. “It’s a place where this all started back …
Why do Americans think nuclear power is safe when near-meltdowns and leaks happen constantly?
In a previous post, I reported that 58% of Americans think nuclear power is safe. After reading the below reports one has to wonder why that is… 14 Near Meltdowns Among the litany of violations at U.S. nuclear power plants are missing or mishandled nuclear material, inadequate emergency plans, faulty backup power generators, corroded cooling pipes …
Do American think nuclear power is safe, even after Fukushima? …Yes
Despite concerns about a possible nuclear disaster in the U.S., 58% of Americans think nuclear power plants in the U.S. are safe, while 36% say they are not. Nuclear power remains very much in the news as workers in Japan continue efforts to contain the disastrous impact of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami on …
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More art from the comic book: The Zen of Steve Jobs
Check out the entire collection at JESS3 and the book, The Zen of Steve Jobs. Check out the entire collection at JESS3 and the book, The Zen of Steve Jobs.
Favorite Commercials: what would you choose a smart phone or R2-D2?
Why would you not choose R2-D2?? …oh yeah, because smart phones are pretty powerful…times, they are a changing.
I think I'm a Classical Liberal (and not a Libertarian)
Classical liberalism is the philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due process, and liberty of individuals including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and free markets. Classical liberalism developed in the 19th century in Europe and the United States. Although classical liberalism built on ideas that had already developed …
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I think I’m a Classical Liberal (and not a Libertarian)
Classical liberalism is the philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due process, and liberty of individuals including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and free markets. Classical liberalism developed in the 19th century in Europe and the United States. Although classical liberalism built on ideas that had already developed …
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The Oil Industry – the most developed world industry, twice the size of the food industry
In 1950, the United States was the only country with a well developed oil industry. Today, the energy sector as a whole is the largest industry in the world and accounts for over $3 trillion dollars in annual sales. The second largest global industry, food, accounts for $1.7 trillion. Between 1950 and 1973 the world …