My gaming credentials: I will start by admitting that I am a gamer. I have been playing games … „Report from the video game wars: Wii vs. PS3 vs. Xbox360“ weiterlesen

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

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

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 … „The Pursuit of Happiness: six experts tell what they’ve done to achieve it“ weiterlesen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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