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The impact NASA has had on different fields

William Shatner gives a fascinating small presentation of the impact NASA has had on different fields and on how that improves life here on earth.

I, Pencil

The Competitive Enterprise Institute has made a short film version of Leonard Reads classic I, Pencil essay.

 

Untappd

Untappd is to beer, what Foursquare is to locations...

It's a great app for getting to know beers and breweries, and interact with your drinking buddies.

You can also, similarly to Foursquare earn badges. All in all a fun site and app.

 

The Benevolent Nature of Capitalism

I Just bought The Benevolent Nature of Capitalism by George Reisman. It is a collection of some of George Reismans essays on capitalism that has just recently been released for the Kindle. The 11 Essays consists of the following: The Benevolent Nature of Capitalism, Freedom, Capitalism the Cure for Racism, Education and the Racist Road to Barbarism, Where Would General Motors be without the Automobile Workers Union?, General Motors, RIP,  How the 1 % Provides the Standard of Living for the 99%, Free Speech and Occupy Wall Street, the Toxicity of Environmentalism and Gun Control: Controlling the Government's Guns.

Support a free and open internet

Google has launched a campaign in support of a free and open internet against those who would hand over control to the United Nations and corrupt and oppressive governments.

I've just signed. Hope you will too!

Netflix finally launches in Norway

I'm excited. Netflix was released in Norway today. I've currently tested it on my iPad and on my PS3. ...and I'm impressed....no buffering issues...totally smooth :-)

I've just finnished watching the Norwegian comedy Tomme Tønner and have just started watching Red Planet.

All roads lead to...

...ROME!!!

ORBIS - The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World. Using modern technology to understand premodern history.

Why people lie...

...an exceedingly interesting question. This topic is covered by the well-renown professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, Dan Ariely in an article in  WSJ - Why we lie

I'm currently reading his fascinating, highly original and thought-provoking book Predicably Irrational. His WSJ article on lying covers some of the themes of his new book, which I'm also looking forward to reading, entitled The Honest Truth about Dishonesty: How we lie to everyone - especially ourselves

Kyle Bass on the European economic crisis

via Amit Ghate