12. 5/11/09 12 Intersections Inspired by TED Our brains are prediction machines, based on taking in and storing experienceJeff Hawkins (Palm) Our physics is built on the beauty of nested layers of simple relationships Murray-Gell Mann, physicist Our society is built by seeing, acting on and communicating the meaningful in your life Tony Robbins, life coach Simplicity sells David Pogue (NY Times technology critic) Dignity means more than wealth. Patient capital means more than charity. Jacqueline Novogratz (Acumen Fund) Democratization of content is the literacy of this generation. Lawrence Lessig (Stanford Center Internet & Society) Our brains respond faster to threats, drowning out hopeful news & how to use it Chris Anderson (TED curator) We need to learn how to listen to 3 billion new voices on the planet, living on $2/day Jan Chipchase (Nokia principal researcher) Let’s build “public spaces” worth caring about, because life is lived locally James Howard Kunstler, urban design guru I want what I can’t have. I need what I don’t want...My mind won’t stop. What I Want, sung by Nora York Where are you now? Kiteflyer’s Hill, sung by Eddi Reader
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk down Pennsylvania Avenue enroute to the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Photo/Doug Mills, New York Times http://www.whca.net/mills-obama-walking960.jpg389 years of progress http://www.wallstats.com/389yearsago/
Image Source http://www.newyorker.com/images/2008/12/22/p233/081222_r18074_p233.jpgBailout amountsJob losses http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/01/09/worst-year-since-1945-with-more-pain-to-come/trackback/More banks will fail http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2009/01/06/banks-credit-quality-expected-to-worsen/trackback/Decline in residential & commercial property markets http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123085781068147847.htmlUnemployment rate http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdfOff the cliff REITs http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123067570012543757.html?mod=loomia&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r1:c0.034484:b0Stock market losses http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&refer=home&sid=ataVotdLreS0
SEC knew of Madoff scam since 1999 http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-297.htm
Manning & Morris, The Ancient Economy p.86, cites Polanyi’s Great Transformation & Our Osolete Market Mentality for conclusion that society uses 3 main mechanisms to provide citizens goods & services
Ashraf Ghani estimated 90% of foreign aid in Afghanistan was wasted http://www.rawa.org/rebuild2.htmGeorge Ayittey http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/943.html