Bill Gates – how do you make education better?

Bill Gates, philantropist :)
“A goal I had there was to draw more people in to work on those problems, because I think there are some very important problems that don’t get worked on naturally. That is, the market does not drive the scientists, the communicators, the thinkers, the governments to do the right things. And [...]

Barry Schwartz on our loss of wisdom on TED.com

Barry Schwartz: “And, perhaps most important, as teachers, we should strive to be the ordinary heroes, the moral exemplars, to the people we mentor. And there are a few things that we have to remember as teachers.

One is that we are always teaching. Someone is always watching. The camera is always on.
[...]they have come to [...]

Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their Moms?

“This chapter offers a detailed glimpse into the economics of a drug-dealing street gang. The authors follow the research efforts of sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh, whose years conducting field studies in the housing projects of Chicago granted him unprecedented access to the inner workings of the gang. Venkatesh befriended many of his research subjects, one of [...]

Why shouldn’t I work for the N.S.A.?

Good Will Hunting
written by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck

You can see the text version here.
And if you haven’t seen the whole movie yet, I think you certainly should. Good fun, great quality. Enjoy.

15 ways stores trick you into spending

Or 15 ways to have more money, if you will. :) Think it may be useful to be aware of how they try to scope in my (brain’s) pockets.

Evil International Bankers are Running The World

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Fuel fear & war with oil. The electric car worked – 1996. No pollution, cheaper, fiable. So General Motors replaced it with… the Hummer. And put the poor PR guy make his job. Better check out what the guys at the end of the movie did: