Link Loving 20.12.12
December 20, 2012 § Leave a comment
- Research says that studying economics turns you into a liar. Jordan Weissmann.
- Outrageous HSBC settlement proves the drug war is a joke. Matt Taibbi.
- The disciplined pursuit of less. Greg McKeown.
- Johnny Depp thrills a local school after arriving unannounced as Jack Sparrow to help lead a mutiny against the teachers. BBC News.
Link Loving 19.12.12
December 19, 2012 § Leave a comment
- Great and wide-ranging interview with Adam Curtis. Alex Miller.
Sunday Reading Suggestion – The State Of The World
December 16, 2012 § Leave a comment
This is the best ‘state-of-the-world’ essay I’ve read in a while. It is a corker!
http://vanwishard.com/books/sleepwalking-through-apocalypse.html
Thanks to Alex Evans as ever for recommending!
Why English Spelling Is So Weird
December 15, 2012 § Leave a comment
I just listened to this fantastic episode of In Our Time from Radio 4, exploring the history of William Caxton and the printing press in England.
A rich conversation reveals some interesting history – including one of the reasons why English spelling is so strange, and how technology shapes culture. Recommended listening!
Link Loving 14.12.12
December 14, 2012 § Leave a comment
- How Britain can’t come to terms with its imperialist history. Adam Ramsay.
- A classic case of how most big businesses still aren’t asking the right questions to drive sustainable innovation at scale. Natalya Sverjensky.
- Launch of Local First – Peace Direct’s great local-led development work.
Elizabeth 1st Of England Was An Environmentalist
December 13, 2012 § Leave a comment
“The use of sea and air is common to all; neither can a title to the ocean belong to any people or private persons, forasmuch as neither nature nor public use and custom permit any possession therof.”
-Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603)

Elizabeth 1st, 1601 – Isaac Oliver
Link Loving 13.12.12
December 13, 2012 § Leave a comment
- Here’s a better way to remember things. H. James Wilson.
- Life without parole: Four inmates’ stories. John Tierney.
- The disadvantages of an elite education: Our best universities have forgotten that the reason they exist is to make minds, not careers. William Deresiewicz.
Victory: Harvard Social Choice Fund
December 13, 2012 § 1 Comment
- Undergrads voted 80% in favour of creating the Social Choice Fund in a college-wide referendum
- Campaigns were started in a number of graduate schools – including the Kennedy School
- 36 student groups officially supported the campaign
Link Loving 12.12.12
December 12, 2012 § Leave a comment
- It’s official – austerity economics does not work. John Cassidy.
- Six habits of highly empathetic people. Roman Krznaric.
- British farmers forced to pay the cost of supermarket price wars. Alex Renton.
Naomi Klein – Linking Capitalism And Climate Change
December 11, 2012 § Leave a comment
I met her a couple of weeks ago. She’s amazing.
Naomi Klein on the Links Between Capitalism and Climate Change from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.