Technology, politics and culture
April 30, 2009
Why No Quarantine for Travelers from Countries with Swin Flu Outbreaks?
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After the American Century This semester I have been teaching a course on disasters and culture. Eerily, each time we took up a new kind of...
April 17, 2009
Real Test of Obama Begins Now
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After the American Century President Obama has now been in office for three months or so, and his first hundred days will be over soon. Whil...
April 01, 2009
Is the Mortgage Crisis Being Solved?
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After the American Century According to the Financial Times, in the United States more than one out of every nine homeowners (11.9%) is in...
March 29, 2009
Danish Awareness of "Earth Hour" Dim
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After the American Century Across the world, in 88 countries, cities turned out their lights last night for one hour, starting at 20:30 loca...
March 28, 2009
Why You Should Turn Off the Lights Tonight
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After the American Century Turn off the lights for one hour, tonight. Why? (1) Because this is a way for people all over the world to demons...
March 21, 2009
The Bureaucratic Dream of Quantifying Research Results
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After the American Century I can see the attraction for bureaucrats and politicians of giving a numerical score to every book and articl...
March 07, 2009
General Electric Models the Past and Future
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After the American Century Back in 1980s I was something of an expert on the history of General Electric, having written a book about it. Si...
Shootings Plague Normally Placid Copenhagen
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After the American Century In Denmark one almost never gets a message from the American Embassy warning that a certain part of the country i...
March 02, 2009
Weird Home Computer Tax in Danish "Reform"
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After the American Century With the world's highest taxes, Denmark periodically goes through the ritual of pretending to lower and simpl...
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