- Electile Dysfunction: Why the Media Turned a Foregone Conclusion Into a Horse Race
- If reality does not support the economic demands of the news media—then reality can be changed. When everyone in the business wants certain kinds of events, those events must be willed into existence. And then we can chatter about them endlessly and sell ads against the ensuing din. And hope that it holds us over until a real news story like Hurricane Sandy can wash all the artifice away.
Interesting Links 2012-11-11
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– November 11, 2012
Interesting Links 2012-11-10
- Joshua Foer: How I learned a language in 22 hours>
- I have never been particularly good with languages. Still, I was determined to master Lingala before leaving for the Congo. And I had just under two and a half months to do it. When I asked Ed if he thought it would be possible to learn an entire language in such a minuscule amount of time using Memrise, his response was matter-of-fact: “It’ll be a cinch.”
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– November 10, 2012
Interesting Links 2012-11-08
- Joy That Lasts, on the Poorest of Playgrounds
- When Tim Jahnigen saw a documentary about children in Darfur who found solace playing soccer with balls made out of garbage and string, he was inspired to do something about it. The balls donated by relief agencies and sporting goods companies quickly ripped or deflated on the rocky dirt that doubled as soccer fields. But kicking a ball around provided such joy in otherwise stressful and trying conditions that the children would play with practically anything that approximated a ball. So Mr. Jahnigen searched for something that could be made into a ball but never wear out, go flat or need a pump.
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– November 8, 2012
Interesting Links 2012-11-03
- What Tunisia Did Right
- Tunisia has made remarkable progress toward democracy. To a greater extent than any other country, it has shaken the perception that Arabs are destined to suffer the tutelage of monarchs, militaries, or mullahs. Why is Tunisia leading the way?
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– November 3, 2012
Interesting Links 2012-10-27
- A City Where Everything Is a 15 Minute Walk Away
- Another day, another proposal for a new Chinese city. The 1.3 square-kilometer Great City will be a massive new development that is completely sustainable, affordable, and, most strikingly, car-less. The masterplan, which has been planned for 80,000 people, will be built around a massive transit hub at its center, with all destinations to be within a few minutes walk, a planning innovation that would make “Great City” China’s (and the world’s?) first pedestrian-only city.
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– October 27, 2012
Interesting Links 2012-10-03
- Upset — No one really expected Georgia’s opposition to win this election. So, what now?
- This is the beginning of the end of the Saakashvili era. The president has earned his place in history as a state-builder and modernizer. But this election shows that Georgia was tired of his furious and divisive style of government. Georgia’s revolutionary phase is now over.
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– October 3, 2012
