Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the … Læs videre “Yet more inspirational quotes”

Jack Weatherford provides an interesting and much more positive account of Genghis Khan’s life and legacy than I … Læs videre “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World is amazing and surprising!”

Check out the cover of the latest Economist 🙂 I can’t wait to read it 🙂

I came across the following article in the Wall Street Journal last week. Many of the themes and … Læs videre “The Pursuit of Happiness: six experts tell what they’ve done to achieve it”

I count The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Brosnan as one of my favorite movies and was amused … Læs videre “The Real Thomas Crown Affair!”

I wanted to share with you a wonderful idea called ChangingThePresent.org. Through this site, which partners with the … Læs videre “For the holidays: Do good, feel better”

The conference was interesting with the quality of the debates and presentation on par with anything done in … Læs videre “LeWeb3 Conference Debrief”

I just arrived in Paris from Buenos Aires for LeWeb3 conference organized by Loic Lemeur. I was horrified … Læs videre “France and the mirage of progess”

The predictions for the next 50 years by dozens of world class scientists are wide ranging and intriguing. … Læs videre “Read New Scientist’s 50th Anniversary Special Edition”

As a dog owner and lover, I am very moved by stories like this one: An 81-year old … Læs videre “Amazing dog story”

I had heard of Richard Dawkins but had never read any of his books. The book is an … Læs videre “The God Delusion is great”

Alex Vilenkin does an amazing job at describing in laymen’s terms the recent findings in astrophysics and cosmology. … Læs videre “Many Worlds in One is fascinating!”

Ted Halstead, a friend of mine and president of the New America Foundation, recently became addicted to kite … Læs videre “Kite surfing is divine!”

As a former McKinsey consultant, I find Scott Adam’s take extremely amusing 🙂

Her story as well as that of her parents and her husband deserves to be told. The book … Læs videre “Personal History by Katherine Graham is great”