Category: Social Media
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A 200-Year Look At Automation And How It Has Improved Our Lives
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in Economic Development, Great Divergence, History, Human Progress, Social Media, Technology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Technology (Transportation & Distribution), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social -
Demography Links
1. New York Times: Why Are Americans Staying Put? … “This decline in migration has been going on for a long time now, through all sorts of ups and downs in the housing market,” said Greg Kaplan of Princeton University, who, along with Sam Schulhofer-Wohl of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, has studied the…
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Saturday Links
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in Business, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Education, Environment, Europe, Generations, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Social Media, Sociology, Sports and Entertainment, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social1. Population Reference Bureau has a great resource that maps their 2013 World Population Data Sheet on an interactive map. Here is one example: 2. Modern family redefined: Say 'goodbye' to the typical American family A New York Times story looking at the skyrocketing rate of birth outside of marriage among women under 30 (now…
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Saturday Links
1. Mark Buchanan asks Is Economics a Science or a Religion? 2. Poverty has moved to the suburbs I don't think this should be seen as necessarily a bad thing. A few decades ago, the idea was to "warehouse" the poor in large urban complexes. There has been an intentional effort at dispersal through various…
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Saturday Links
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in Africa, Business, Capitalism and Markets, Crime, Demography, Economic Development, Education, History, Kansas City, Links – Saturday, Microenterprise, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Social Media, Sociology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social1. Public Religion Research Institute: Survey | Do Americans Believe Capitalism and Government are Working?: Religious Left, Religious Right and the Future of the Economic Debate 2. Gallup reports Sub-Saharan Africa Is Wildly Optimistic About Its Future 3. U.S. could lead world oil production by 2017, study says Domestic shale oil production could shoot up…
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Saturday Links
1. The Atlantic says Just 27% of BA's Have Jobs Related to Their Major? Don't Believe the Fed's New Stat 2. 100 fastest growing inner city businesses From a pet relocation service, a wine lifestyle marketer, to a scrap metal regenerator, America's urban core is home to a variety of fast-growing companies. Here's the top…
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Saturday Links
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1. Atlantic: Could Earth's Population Peak in 2050? "For the past two decades, demographers have generally agreed that global population growth will continue to inch steadily higher in the coming century, raising concerns about everything from pollution to housing to the world's water supply. But a new study out of Spain suggests those estimates may…
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Saturday Links
1. Scientific American has some interesting thoughts on How Your Language Affects Your Wealth and Health … Different languages have different ways of talking about the future. Some languages, such as English, Korean, and Russian, require their speakers to refer to the future explicitly. Every time English-speakers talk about the future, they have to use…
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Saturday Links
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in Capitalism and Markets, Culture, Demography, Economic Development, Economics, Education, Environment, Gender and Sex, History, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Social Media, Sociology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social1. I love maps and charts. Naturally, I was drawn to this: 36 Maps That Explain The Entire World. Here is just one example: 2. Roger Pielke, Jr., says It's Time to Bury the Easterlin Paradox. "The Easterlin paradox suggest that in terms of human happiness — a squishy concept to be sure — there…
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Peter Enns “6 Helpful Hints for Blog Commenters So You Can Avoid Looking Criminally Insane”
Peter Enns: 6 Helpful Hints for Blog Commenters So You Can Avoid Looking Criminally Insane Enns writes: I’ve been blogging for a couple of years now, and most of the comments I get are engaging–whether pro or con–and it’s been great fun and I’ve learned much from many of you. But over the past year,…