The New Presumption of Transparency - WSJ.com

The New Presumption of Transparency - WSJ.com:

"We live in a new era, as seen in such varied efforts to suppress information as expense fiddling by British parliamentarians, Beijing's censorship of Tiananmen Square, and libel laws that deter reporting on terrorism. A growing list of institutions and countries find themselves on the wrong side of this shift in expectations. Information that was once locked away is fair game, and anyone who refuses to play by the new rules is presumed guilty of having something to hide.....This trend against secrecy is in stark contrast to countries such as China, which censored coverage of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre last week. Beijing has done such a good job of erasing history that most young Chinese people know nothing about the 1989 crackdown. The PBS documentary "The Tank Man" made clear that the best and brightest interviewed at Beijing University had never seen the iconic photograph of a citizen facing down the tanks."

Web 3.0 is about taming the deluge of data.: The Social Path

Web 3.0 is about taming the deluge of data.: The Social Path:

"So what will define Web 3.0?

The best explanation I've heard was from Andrew Keen, author of 'The Cult of the Amateur.' In a recent Social Media Club presentation here in Birmingham, Andrew broke out the Web's history like this:

Web 1.0: Mainstream media and retailers dominate, using traditional approaches to broadcasting and sales.

Web 2.0: Blogging, peer-to-peer sharing and Google empower the masses to communicate openly. The old guard struggles to remain relevant.

Web 3.0: Mainstreaming of social media creates a constant flow of information. Challenge for users and businesses alike is to harness the flood without drowning."

SSRN-Uninsured Americans vs. Insured Canadians: Who is More Satisfied with Their Health Care? by John Lott

SSRN-Uninsured Americans vs. Insured Canadians: Who is More Satisfied with Their Health Care? by John Lott:

"This paper finds that the vast majority of uninsured Americans are satisfied with their health care. Indeed, only 2.3 percent of Americans are both uninsured and very dissatisfied with the quality of the medical care that they receive. The paper finds that Canadians are much closer to uninsured Americans than to insured Americans in their satisfaction with their health care"

Test My Brain

VERY cool site!
Test My Brain:

"Test yourself and help us learn more about the mind and brain."

Stem Cells Cultured On Contact Lens Restore Sight In Patients With Blinding Corneal Disease

WOW. Talk about an exciting break-through!

Stem Cells Cultured On Contact Lens Restore Sight In Patients With Blinding Corneal Disease:

"In a world-first breakthrough, University of New South Wales (UNSW) medical researchers have used stem cells cultured on a simple contact lens to restore sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease."

EverymanTri: News Views and Interviews of Great Enduranc: Steve Larsen died of a heart attack caused by atherosclerosis

EverymanTri: News Views and Interviews of Great Enduranc: Steve Larsen died of a heart attack caused by atherosclerosis:

"Retired professional mountain biker, road biker and triathlete Steve Larsen, 39, died of a heart attack caused by atherosclerosis.

Steve Cross, the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy, said tests showed that Larsen had coronary heart disease, that resulted in a heart attack.

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Psychologists Now Know What Makes People Happy | Simoleon Sense

Psychologists Now Know What Makes People Happy | Simoleon Sense:

"“Materialism is toxic for happiness,” says University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener. Even rich materialists aren’t as happy as those who care less about getting and spending.

Life satisfaction occurs most often when people are engaged in absorbing activities that cause them to forget themselves, lose track of time and stop worrying. “Flow” is the term Claremont Graduate University psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced cheeks-sent-mee-hi) coined to describe this phenomenon."