Category: economics
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Podcast356: Discussing EV (Electric Vehicle) Technology and Plugin Hybrids with Nathan Parrow of Oklahoma Robotics LLC
This podcast is a recording of an interview with Nathan Parrow of Oklahoma Robotics LLC, discussing EV (electric vehicle) technology and plugin hybrids. According to their website: Oklahoma Robotics LLC is a group of design engineers ready to take on your custom project. They have worked in various fields including electronics, programing, audio/video, computer, renewable…
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Your unique, non-corporate voice MATTERS
Good thoughts from Kalle Lasn: If we, as a society, lose our voice completely, and corporations start doing all the talking, then we’ll be utterly lost. To some degree, this has already happened. Our ability to envision a future collectively has already been severely compromised. Yet another reason to become a storychaser. H/T to @creativetallis…
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Seth Godin on book publishing
Good thoughts here from Seth Godin on book publishing in 2010. Why Seth isn’t publishing a book again with a traditional publisher: He knows his audience and can already connect with them sans publishers. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/08/moving-on.html mp3 audio: New Dynamics of Book Publishing http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/07/the-new-dynamics-of-book-publishing.html Posted via email from wesley fryer’s posterous
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Bring on the EVs (electric vehicles,) EV Conversion Kits, ZERO Emissions Cars and Plug-In Hybrids
This evening, after having the physical DVD from Netflix at our house for several months, I finally watched the outstanding 2006 documentary, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” This is an excellent film, which can inspire audiences to activism much like the 2003 documentary, “The Corporation.” I have several thoughts as well as links I’d like…
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What do we do for third tier schools?
Dr. Larry Cuban’s post from June 20, 2010, “On Changing One’s Mind about Schooling” includes some very challenging thoughts about education and education reform. Cuban argues we have three basic “tiers” of schools in the United States: Top-tier schools—about 10 percent of all U.S. schools–such as selective urban high schools in New York, Boston, and…
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Mining could transform the economy of Afghanistan
If you were concerned the U.S. doesn’t have compelling economic reasons to remain engaged militarily in Afghanistan, this NYT article suggests you might want to reserve judgement: “The previously unknown deposits — including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium — are so big and include so many minerals…
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Leave shopping loyalty cards at home – just bring your smartphone and Cardstar
This is a useful, free smartphone app find: Cardstar. Instead of bringing the “shopping loyalty” cards which many retail vendors use today to track our every move and provide nominal discounts, use the free Cardstar smartphone application. (Direct link to the iPhone / iPod Touch application in the Apple Apps Store.) Select the retail outlet…
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Ideas on Human Motivation shared via StopMotion and Creative Drawing
Combine powerful ideas from Dan Pink, an extremely talented artist, stopmotion photography and Youtube: What do you get? The almost-eleven minute video, “RSA Animate – Drive.” This is one of the best visual presentations of ideas I’ve ever seen. School administrators and politicians, are you listening? As educators we need to be. Sean Griffin‘s artistic…
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Storychasers is looking for a new logo via @crowdspring
Please help spread the word to any creative designers you know – Storychasers (the lead partner in the Celebrate Oklahoma Voices project) has released a request for proposal for a new logo! We’ve published this on the website CrowdSpring, which is a global community for creative designers and people with creative design needs. Anyone can…
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Social, economic and cultural commentary via remixed multimedia: Meet DJ Spooky
What does the “War on Terror,” jazz, manufactured consent, hip-hop music, remix culture, Led Zepplin, globalization, Radio Head, contemporary Iranian music responding to recent alleged electoral fraud, and a 1924 film commissioned by the Soviet government have in common? These are all themes included in the latest album and DVD project, “The Secret Song” by…