Always a pleasure to hear Mr. Fry talk. I particularly like the bit where he talks about the “New Age” “positive energy” crap.
Ever heard of Patri Friedman? No, not Milton Friedman the nobel laureate economist, or David Friedman the economist and medieval fiend; Patri Friedman, son to the latter, grand-son to the former, and founding member of the Seasteading institute whose mission is to
Establish permanent, autonomous ocean communities to enable experimentation and innovation with diverse social, political, and legal systems.
Anathem
Anathem is Neil Stephenson’s new book.
- Anathem on the Long Now Foundation
- Anathem on Amazon: Two short clips of Stephenson (reading an excerpt & talking about the book.)
Erin McKean: If it works like a word, just use it.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/08/03/chillax/