The Peer-Based Construction of Morality
There’s an interesting article on the expanding open source movement here. Apparently the movement has moved beyond computer science and… Read More »The Peer-Based Construction of Morality
Ideas
Fractal Inequality
I was just comparing a couple articles on income inequality, and thinking about how patterns in the natural world play… Read More »Fractal Inequality
Blurbs, Art, and Fashion
I recently found a site that satirized both PowerPoint and Edward Tufte’s critique of PowerPoint….which reminded me of Jim Chen’s… Read More »Blurbs, Art, and Fashion
The Risk Society
A new Institute of Medicine survey estimates that “[a]t least 1.5 million Americans are sickened, injured and killed each year… Read More »The Risk Society
Anti-Commodification Principles as Egalitarian Leverage
The Freakonomics team has added their voices to a chorus calling for organ markets, and those with some street-cred on… Read More »Anti-Commodification Principles as Egalitarian Leverage