Minimally Invasive Education

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Dr Sugata Mitra put a pc with a high-speed internet connection into a wall, making it freely available to slum children in India without any explanation. The experiment had some unexpected, and fascinating results.

Does file-sharing hurt the music biz?

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It’s fascinating to hear that very little actual research shows any decline in music sales – the only people saying that it does are the music industry themselves and they are hardly to be believed without any question. Ars Technica asks: Does file-sharing hurt the music biz?

Andrew Sullivan | The Daily Dish: What We’ve Lost

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Andrew Sullivan, a US marine compares his experiences of the first Gulf War and how Iraqi prisoners were treated – and expected to be treated – to the situation now.  Read on: Andrew Sullivan | The Daily Dish: What We’ve Lost

US Iran report branded dishonest

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BBC News reports that a (leaked) Intelligence report caused a letter of complaint from the IAEA to the House of Representatives in the USA.  This reminds me of various other attempts by America to deliberately distort the IAEA’s findings :/ BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | US Iran report branded dishonest