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TODAY’S SCUTTLEBOT: SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE 16TH CENTURY AND ONLINE PIRACY [2]
by Steve Lohr, The New York Times - Bits [3] [12.26.11]

Infinite Stupidity [4]

edge.org | A deep dig into evolution, social learning and creativity. 

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IS THE WEB SELECTING FOR COPIERS OVER CREATORS? [8]
Andrew Revkin, The New York Times - Dot Earth [9] [12.15.11]

The Edge.org [10] Web site of the intellectual impressario and literary agent John Brockman is once again offering provocative fare, this time a hypothesis from Mark D. Pagel [11] about a big potential downside of humanity’s fast-expanding interconnectedness.... [more [9]]

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The 11 Best Science Books of 2011 [15]
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings [15] [12.12.11]

Including THE MAGIC OF REALITY by Richard Dawkins, THE BEST OF EDGE: CULTURE edited by John Brockman, FUTURE SCIENCE edited by Max Brockman.  [more [15]]

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HAIL THE noble savage! [19]
Noa Limone, HAARETZ [19] [12.9.11]

.... According to Pinker, new studies that quantify the increase and decrease in violence over the course of history lead to the conclusion that it is in constant decline. As evidence of this, he notes that many forms of violence have disappeared from the world, or have at least become rare and are condemned in the West... - as he wrote in an article titled A History of Violence (on www.edge.org [10] ). [more [19]]

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Jonathan Haidt and the Moral Matrix: Breaking Out of Our Righteous Minds [23]
Samuel McNerney, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN [24] [12.8.11]

....Haidt began reading political psychology. Karen Stenner’s The Authoritarian Dynamic, “conveyed some key insights about protecting the group that were particularly insightful,” he said. The work of the French sociologist Emile Durkheim was also vital. In contrast to John Stuart Mill, a Durkheimian society, as Haidt explains in an essay for edge.org, “would value self-control over self-expression, duty over rights, and loyalty to one’s groups over concerns for out-groups."[more [24]]

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A TOUGH BITCH Lynn Margulis [28]
MANUEL GUZMÁN HENNESSEY, EL TIEMPO [29] [12.1.11]

"A bold scientific humanist vision combined with the microcosm of life sciences."

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PROFILES IN SCIENCE | STEVEN PINKER - HUMAN NATURE'S PATHOLOGIST. [33]
Carl Zimmer, The New York Times [34] [11.28.11]

In 2006 Dr. Pinker was invited to write an essay on the theme “What Are You Optimistic About?” His answer: “The decline of violence.” [ED note: you can see his answer to the Edge question here [35]].
The reaction to the essay was swift and surprising. “I started hearing from scholars from fields that I was barely aware of, saying, ‘There’s much more evidence on this trend than you were aware of,’ ” he said. [more [36]] 

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LYNN MARGULIS 1938-2011. A BIÓLOGA NORTEAMERICANA QUE ERA "IMPOSSÍVEL E MARAVILHOSA" [40]
Ana Gerschenfeld, Publico (Lisbon) [40] [11.28.11]

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STEVEN PINKER: How Good Is The Human Race After All [44]
Alan Posener, Die Welt [45] [11.26.11]

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SHAMELESS...Shame is social feeling par excellence "Unlike the way of guilt, you can feel only in a group setting, "says Jennifer Jacquet ... and the protagonist on the site Edge.org a debate on the subject. Pp 82-86. [49]
Giuliano Aluffi, IL VENERDI DI REPUBBLICA [49] [11.25.11]

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CODE IS LAW...Responding to the disclosure by Frank Schirrmachers' piece, the Who is Who of digital debate has joined the Edge Conversation: John Markoff, Douglas Rushkoff, George Dyson, Clay Shirky, Nicholas Carr and Evgeny Morozov. [53]
Lukas Kubina, DLD [54] [11.18.11]

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BRIAN ENO DESCRIBES GENERATIVE COMPOSITION *Always worth a listen. [58]
Bruce Sterling, WIRED - Beyond the Beyond [59] [11.18.11]

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BRAIN ENO: COMPOSERS AS GARDENERS...At the always-provocative Edge site, Brian Eno presents his lecture on a shift from the composer as an architect "who carries a full picture of the work before it is made', to 'gardener' standing for 'someone who plants [63]
David Pescovitz, http://boingboing.net/2011/11/17/brian-eno-composers-as-garden.html [63] [11.17.11]

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THE IDEOLOGY OF THE INTERNET..."The phrase "democratizing effect of the Internet" was discussed by Morozov & Shirky in 2010 @Edge piece...." [44]
Sascha Lobo, http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&… [66] [11.15.11]

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THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER [70]
Kirkus Reviews [71] [11.15.11]

 .....A winning combination of good writers, good science and serious broader concerns. (Starred Review, November 15, 2011).

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SHAMELESS...Shame is social feeling par excellence "Unlike the way of guilt, you can feel only in a group setting, "says Jennifer Jacquet ... and the protagonist on the site Edge.org a debate on the subject. Pp 82-86. [49]
Giuliano Aluffi, IL VENERDI DI REPUBBLICA [49] [11.11.11]

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LA CIUDAD DE LAS IDEAS ... City of Ideas founder and organizer Andres Roemer: "My work is based on Brockman's idea. All my work is dedicated to spreading the third culture." [44]
Manuel LIno, El.Economista.mx [76] [11.8.11]

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Profiles In Science - Decoding the Brain’s Cacophony - Michael Gazzaniga: the neuroscientist and professor of psychology known for his studies, and stories, about the brain's split personality. [80]
Benedict Carey, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/science/telling-the-story-of-the-brains-cacoph… [81] [10.31.11]

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“We live in a world where information is potentially unlimited,” says George Dyson. “Information is cheap, but meaning is expensive. Where is the meaning? [85]
George Dyson, The European [85] [10.17.11]

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On Wisdom, Love, and Optimism: 7 Essential Interview Anthologies... the 17 pieces exude the kind of intellectual inquiry and cultural curiosity that give progress its wings. [89]
Maria Popova, The Atlantic [90] [10.14.11]

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