What Was the Greatest Era for Innovation? A Brief Guided Tour|NYT
Which was a more important innovation: indoor plumbing, jet air travel or mobile phones? Source: What Was the Greatest Era for Innovation? A Brief Guided Tour
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The Economist | South Korea’s working women: Of careers and carers
The Economist | South Korea’s working women: Of careers and carers http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21700461-conservative-workplaces-are-holding-south-korean-women-back-careers-and-carers?frsc=dg%7Cd
Tony Blair accuses Jeremy Corbyn of standing by as Syria is bombed | Politics | The Guardian
Former prime minister says Labour leader is focused on ‘politics of protest’ and is doing nothing for people of Syria Source: Tony Blair accuses Jeremy Corbyn of standing by as Syria is bombed | Politics […]
John Oliver – Trump University|YouTube
https://youtu.be/Is5BWcXApQ0 https://youtu.be/pK3ah9ZehBo
Poland’s New Majoritarians
Long read, but a good backgrounder on what’s going on in Poland: Having seized formal political power with both hands, Kaczynski took the Party’s unprecedented electoral success as unquestionable justification to vehemently oppose any challenge […]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Debt Buyers (HBO)| YouTube
John Oliver now holds the American record for largest single giveaway in history, doubling Oprah’s “you get a car!” record — but Oliver did it by forming a debt-collection agency and buying up the debt […]
Reuters finds readers want quality news, but aren’t willing to pay for it
Reuters has been on a soul-searching mission to get to the route of what future generations expect from news organizations. Source: Reuters finds readers want quality news, but aren’t willing to pay for it
Meet The New Mavericks: An Inside Look At America’s Drone Training Program | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
We traveled to Holloman Air Force Base for a glimpse of the future of war and the future of work. Source: Meet The New Mavericks: An Inside Look At America’s Drone Training Program | Fast […]
Martha Argerich|wysokieobcasy.pl
Martha Argerich, najsłynniejsza pianistka świata, zrywała koncerty, lekceważyła trofea. Nie chciała grać, chciała żyć
Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Free
Chile’s solar industry has expanded so quickly that it’s giving electricity away for free. Source: Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Free
The island story that flags up Britain’s differences from Europe — FT.com
I’ve actually read David Abulafia’s book, quite interesting. Which doesn’t make him an oracle on European issues, as his opinion piece clearly shows, as he tends to make a merry mishmash of big and small […]
Le Brexit, un sacrifice pour sauver l’Europe|Libération
Source: (20+) Le Brexit, un sacrifice pour sauver l’Europe – Libération