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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser January 11, 2011 This week, explore your cyborg nature, hear a bracing non-Kumbaya vision for world peace, and explore the way music plays on the brain .... Technology is evolving us, says Amber Case: We rely on "external brains" (cell phones, computers) to communicate and remember. Will these machines connect or conquer us? Watch now >> Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams brings tough love to the dream of world peace, with her razor-sharp take on what "peace" really means. Watch now >> Neil Pasricha's blog 1000 Awesome Things savors life's simple pleasures, from free refills to clean sheets. He reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to leading a life that's truly awesome. Watch now >> Deborah Rhodes and her team developed a screening that's 3 times as effective as mammograms at finding tumors in women with dense breast tissue. So why haven't we heard of it? Watch now >> Musician and researcher Charles Limbwondered how the brain works during musical improvisation -- so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out. Watch now >> NEWS FROM TED TED2011 speaker lineup Who's speaking at TED2011 next month? Find out >> Join the Conversation Peter Hull on Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now As far as I can see there is no reason to fear that children are losing their introspective capacity. I teach at a university which means I deal daily with the education of the first truly "internet raised" people, in the sense that they are the first generation in history to have grown up surrounded by mobile phones, Facebook, Twitter etc. I see no discernable difference in terms of character expression or self awareness between them and my own fellow students from my days at university. If anything, they are more socially aware and atuned to their place in the world by their constant access to information about it and, importantly, feedback from it. I think the development of things like blogs (50,000 per day) and individual webpages like Myspace show, if anything, that focus on our own interests and emotions is developing rather than receding. Most students I ask think it's important to turn their phones/laptops off from time to time just as much as I do." Michael Gerety on Jody Williams: A realistic vision for world peace   She has presented a "definition" of peace that is different than what we normally think of. Thinking of "peace" as the absence of war is one way to look at it. Thinking of peace as people having access to adequate food, water, medical care, education etc. gives the concept a different twist. Peace is the accumulation of individuals feeling secure in their physical being. Yes, there was talk of "taking action" but I think this was to illustrate the point that it takes doing things to achieve peace, that cumulative inner peace whose sum total is a more practical and workable definition than "the absence of war" which, has not been a very useful definition. This is where I see the "importance" of this talk. It seemed like a pretty significant "conceptual shift" that TED is acclaimed for presenting in a variety of fields. Good talk!" Most Emailed This Week Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome Lesley Hazleton: On reading the Koran Arianna Huffington: How to succeed? Get more sleep Stay in touch with TED Become a fan of TED onFacebook Follow TED on Twitter:@TEDNews |@TEDTalks Get TED news, speaker Q&As and more: TED Blog You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to it on TED.com Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Update email info | Forward to a friend | Email us TED Conferences LLC, 55 Vandam St, 16th floor, New York, NY 10013

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People are not all the same---Article: Social Animal

Social Animal
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/17/110117fa_fact_brooks?currentPage=all

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Time is, was and will be.  Without time we would not be.  What a load it has to carry!  Time seems eternal!  You might even ask whether cycles in time exist?  If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Murder and Intrigue in International Espionage and Secret Perations. Our modern world is scary. Article: The Dubai Job

The Dubai Job
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/big-issues/201101/the-dubai-job-mossad-assassination-hamas?printable=true

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Time is, was and will be.  Without time we would not be.  What a load it has to carry!  Time seems eternal!  You might even ask whether cycles in time exist?  If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

China Stealth Jet Upstages Gates, Hu - WSJ.com

Does this not remind you of the irrational steps toward war that occured between Britain and Germany. Then it was superb ships and now it's superb planes.

Who are we humans?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704428004576075042571461586.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Julian Assange says WikiLeaks wants to expose China and Russia as much as US | World news | guardian.co.uk

This would be like getting light bout of a black hole, or is it already grey? What is good and wise governance?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/02/julian-assange-wikileaks-china-russia

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

WikiLeaks demands Google and Facebook unseal US subpoenas | Media | guardian.co.uk

The innocence of America in secret stuff has now been revealled, but it is only the tip of an enormous iceberg of deception and underhanded dealing that blights the modern world as US commercial interests seek world economic domination by whatever means.

It's politics and commercial interests playing hardball that's changed the face of America the many Bush regimes and beyond. The leaks have only begun as people ask for transparency and good governance in America!

Is this leaking being a traitor when you ask the Government and commercial cheaters to turn over their cards. What has America done on the chemical weapons front that they so desperately want to hide? Shock and Awe is happening now!

Who is surprised at the level of commercial espionage?

Who is surprised at the rate of deterioration in American morality?

Who is surprised at the hypocrisy of diplomacy?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/08/wikileaks-calls-google-facebook-us-subpoenas

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Brisbane residents flee homes as floodwaters rise | World news | The Guardian

This is not your usual flood. Look at the scale of it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/11/brisbane-residents-flee-homes-floodwaters

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

WikiLeaks: US targets EU over GM crops | World news | The Guardian

Meanwhile health costs go up and who really is at the bottom of the pike!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/03/wikileaks-us-eu-gm-crops?

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

WikiLeaks Reveals US Sought to Retaliate Against Europe over Monsanto GM Crops

Secret stuff we see leaked may help arm a resistance to extremist agriculture based on high tech transformation of genetic material. It isn't real food or are we blind to changes that are permanent for human existence.

Monsanta or Monsanto, it ain't Santa Claus we are reading about in the following pitch. It's a powerful organization that has important and powerful friends and loads of money! They habitually want more and more money, and more and more power, so who's really in need of therapy..plants or animals!

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/01/12/wikileaks-reveals-us-sought-to-retaliate-against-europe-over-monsanto-gm-crops.aspx

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Particle race: U.S. lab tops CERN supercollider

There is also a race to discover the Higgs particle, but this is not it?

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4078890/Particle-race-U-S-lab-tops-CERN-supercollider

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Denmark beats out U.S. in 'networked' technology

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4180836/Denmark-beats-out-U-S-in-networked-technology

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Apache co-founder, Mozilla board member, becomes new CTO of World Economic Forum

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/around-the-web/4212100/Apache-co-founder--Mozilla-board-member--becomes-new-CTO-of-World-Economic-Forum?cid=NL_EETimesDaily

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

EBN - Bolaji Ojo - Motorola Aims High With Xoom & Atrix

Competition within the tablet market hots up! What is in store for PCs in quest to retain overall market share....the cloud? Is Microsoft now gambling on the cloud and have the independent processors finally topped out?

http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=1038&doc_id=202729

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

EBN - Bolaji Ojo - Which Direction Is the US Economy Headed?

http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?doc_id=202852&itc=ebnonlineweekly

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

In wake of VAT rise, M&S Warns of Rising Inflation - WSJ.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791904576075480251934112.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

In what future five year review of the SDR will the Yuan be added given China's economy size will surpass that of the USA

Will the IMF have to move it's headquarter to China? Appreciation of the yuan would appreciate the value of Chinese GDP and could make it the world's largest economy! But, when? Or, could the dollar and valuation of the US economy make a sudden nose dive as happened with other major currencies not backed by real growth. Paradox is that raising value of an exchange rate forces efficiency measures to stay in business which for China means more capital per worker, but what do you do with all the workers wanting jobs. You grow your economy! Problem for America is that the secret behind real economic growth may be discovered by a foreign power, and it ain't building armed forces or weapons.

New Move to Make Yuan a Global Currency - WSJ.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791904576076082178393532.html?mod=djemTEW_h

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Murder in America is good for gun business! The Fear Factor or is it the No Fear Factor!

Glock pistol sales surge in aftermath of Arizona shootings

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/11/AR2011011103689.html

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

7 Links About Creativity I Enjoyed This Morning Altucher Confidential

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/creativity_ebert_dylan/

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

How to Steal and Get Rich Altucher Confidential

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/how-to-steal-and-get-rich/

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

A Reporter Explains How He Became A Writer (Or …“His Visit With The President Of The United States”)

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-i-became-a-writer-or--my-visit-with-the-president-of-the-united-states-2011-1

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

The Five Short-Term Benefits Of Rising Foreclosures

http://www.businessinsider.com/5-short-term-benefits-of-rising-foreclosures-2011-1

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".