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Category Archives: Books
“The Long Tail: Why The Future of Business Is Selling Less of More”
Right before Christmas break, I finished reading Chris Anderson‘s book The Long Tail: Why The Future of Business Is Selling Less of More. I’d heard about this book from various sources, such as my Wired Magazine subscription, and through related … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Benoît Mandelbrot, Books, Chris Anderson, demand, eBay, economics, filter, Fooled By Randomness, Google, information technology, iTunes, markets, Movies, Music, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Netflix, power law, Rhapsody, search, supply, the long tail, The-Mis-Beahvior of Markets, Wikipedia, wired, YouTube
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“Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future”
During this past month I got around to reading Jeff Goodell‘s book “Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future“. I came across this book after reading “Power To Save The World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy“; it seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Coal, civics, coal, education, Energy, Jeff Goodell, politics, power, Power to Save the World
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“SYNC: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order”
I finally resumed and finished reading Steven Strogatz‘s book “SYNC: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order“. Dr. Strogatz is a professor at Cornell University, and has had a prolific career examining complex systems in diverse fields such as circadian rhythms, … Continue reading
“Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy”
I just finished reading Gwyneth Cravens‘ “Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy“. Gweneth Cravens is a writer and journalist, and was a anti-nuclear activist. She met and debated the merits of nuclear power with Dr. D. … Continue reading
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Tagged civics, education, Energy, global climate change, Gwyneth Cravens, Nuclear, power, Power to Save the World, Rip Anderson
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