Newtek Video Toaster 4000 1994 Video
From a friend on Facebook: Digital Video editing on Amiga computers back in 1994. You might recognize in this promo young Will Wheaton from Star Trek or later… Big Bang Theory. Maxx of music, video […]
Michela Marzano:Tolleranza non è ridurre le libertà delle donne|Corriere della Sera
Dopo il caso delle minigonne vietate negli uffici di un quartiere di Amsterdam, c’è da chiedersi se in nome del rispetto di altre culture come quella islamica si possa imporre limiti a conquiste costate anni […]
Are male and female brains really different? | World Economic Forum
The idea that your biological sex will determine the sex of your brain has a controversial history – what’s the latest thinking? Source: Are male and female brains really different? | World Economic Forum
Javier Solana: Brexit’s Questions for Europe
In three months, British citizens will vote on whether or not to remain in the EU. But they are not the only ones who must consider their political future; the upcoming referendum also poses important […]
“All women are idiots,” and other stuff people in Russia’s tech industry say about women
“In my opinion, all women are idiots. It may strike you as ironic, but I’m absolutely sure that women are stupider than men.” Those words weren’t spoken by a Communist-era Russian industrialist, but by Maria […]
Wall Street’s Retreat From King Coal|NYT
Coal-state politicians who won’t listen to environmental arguments should take a look at where the big money is headed. The grave environmental damage from coal-fired power plants has done nothing to deter the Senate majority […]
The Economist | Buttonwood: Tough choices
The Economist | Buttonwood: Tough choices http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21695554-state-spending-will-be-hard-cut-given-rising-inequality-tough-choices?frsc=dg%7Cd
Three Problems With Spreadsheet|Dilbert
http://dilbert.com/strip/2016-01-06
Anne Applebaum : Why would the Dutch vote for chaos and war, and against trade? I am mystified – Ukraine
Anne Applebaum: Why would the Dutch vote for chaos and war, and against trade? I am mystified.
Vietnamese boat people: living to tell the tale | Global | The Guardian
None of these people would be alive if, in October 1978, a Scottish cargo ship hadn’t stopped in the South China Sea to rescue 346 refugees from a stricken fishing boat. Chris McGreal tells a […]
En España tenemos horarios muy raros|El País
Mientras en España vemos El Ministerio del Tiempo o el programa líder de audiencia de la temporada, en Alemania están ya descansando en la cama. En Italia, donde han cenado a las 19.30- 20.00, están […]
Using the Arts to Promote Healthy Aging|NYT
It doesn’t look as if they’ve heard of the U3A in the US, but still, it makes a lot of sense to keep creative and mobile, rather than taking medication. Music, dance, poetry, painting and […]