Thursday, June 27, 2013

My latest: The Inside Story of the CIA and the NYPD; Qatar's Game of Thrones; Our Inner Bat, and more ...

The Daily Beast: The Inside Story of the CIA and the NYPD, 27 June 2013
A new report in The New York Times is raising concerns about the relationship between the CIA and the NYPD. Four years after writing a book on the topic, Christopher Dickey says the most basic questions about their counterterrorism operations have yet to be answered.

The Daily Beast: Qatar's Succession Drama, 25 June 2013
The world's wealthiest country gets a new ruler in a surprise handover of power. But who exactly is the 33-year-old emir? By Christopher Dickey.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/25/qatar-s-game-of-thrones.html


Better World:

Which includes:

Our Inner Bat: Humans can use sound to navigate and to identify objects http://nswk.ly/12p3F7Q  

Big Brother is Helping You: How metadata help with emergency management http://nswk.ly/16yYQxv

The Best and the Brightest: A hit parade of public education campaigns from the World Economic Forum http://nswk.ly/11MPSt4 

The Power of Language: "Barzakh," a new / old metaphor for the Middle East http://nswk.ly/12p3CJi 

The 'STEM' Sell: You don't need a college degree to work in the new economyhttp://nswk.ly/1adJbIF


Also -- Check out the new Christopher Dickey author page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopherswiftdickey



Tuesday, June 25, 2013

102 Interesting Notions From Around the World (Links to my Six Ideas, Big Think, and Better World Columns)



  1. NEWSWEEK

    Decoding Dolphins

     
    What the wild creatures would say, if we could understand.
  2. NEWSWEEK

    PRISM’s Global Reach

     
    Will the NSA’s program send non-Americans fleeing Facebook?
  3. NEWSWEEK

    Under African Skies

     
    Getting high-speed internet to low-tech places.
  4. NEWSWEEK

    Better Than Teflon

     
    Medicine grows a ‘natural’ artificial blood vessel.
  5. NEWSWEEK

    Genghis Khan Democracy

     
    There’s something to be learned from ancient ways.
  6. NEWSWEEK

    Weeding Out Voters

     
    Bill Maher takes on the racial divide oVER pot.
  7. NEWSWEEK

    Eye-Witness Apps

     
    Making smartphones even smarter.
  8. NEWSWEEK

    T-Rex Sex

     
    Scientists get bashful around old bones.

    NEWSWEEK

    Practically Crazy

     
    After graduation, making pipe dreams into reality.

    1. NEWSWEEK
    2. Killing Machines

       
      A plea to stop robotic soldiers ... Before it’s too late.
    3. NEWSWEEK

      When Learning Goes Too Far

       
      Is the latest educational trend just a bad idea?
    4. NEWSWEEK

      The Next American Century

       
      The power of immigration.

      1. NEWSWEEK

        Dogged Determination

         
        Researching man’s best friend.
      2. NEWSWEEK

        Raise the Roof

         
        Welcome to Wikihouse: the site for collaborative, buildable homes.
      3. NEWSWEEK

        The Medium’s Message

         
        Televised violence doesn’t cause violent crime.
      4. NEWSWEEK

        Ending Child Marriage

         
        The corrosive effect of a deplorable practice.

        1. NEWSWEEK

          A Climate Of Agreement

           
          The vast majority of Scientists concur on global warming.
        2. NEWSWEEK

          Online Security Games

           
          The catch-22 of closing cyberdoors.

          1. NEWSWEEK

            Twenty-nothings

             
            Beware: the clock is ticking.
          2. NEWSWEEK

            Unlocking the Lotus

             
            What a sacred plant can teach us.

            1. NEWSWEEK

              Grand Grandparents

               
              How the Older Generation Shapes the New.
            2. NEWSWEEK

              Printing Prosthetics

               
              The creation of 3-D digits.
            3. NEWSWEEK

              Location, Location, Location

               
              The geographical explanation of American exceptionalism.
            4. NEWSWEEK

              Building Mosques for Peace

               
              How religion prevents radicalism.

              NEWSWEEK

              Around the World in Six Ideas

               

              Around the World in Six Ideas

               April 22, 2013 04:45 AM EDT

              NEWSWEEK

              The Big Think

               
              From wars for water to the first social network

              NEWSWEEK

              Around the World in Six Ideas

               
              From rat brains to losing our religion.

              NEWSWEEK

              Around the World in Six Ideas

               
              NEWSWEEK

              Around the World in Six Ideas

               
              From Poachers to iDemocracy

              NEWSWEEK

              Around the World in Six Ideas

               

              Around the World in Six Ideas

               February 25, 2013 04:45 AM EST

              Around the World in Six Ideas

               February 19, 2013 12:00 AM EST

              Around the World in Six Ideas

               

              Around the World in Six Ideas