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An Indian Smallholder Farmer Speaks Out: Allow Us to Embrace Biotechnology
Sadly the fundraisers at Friends of the Earth will probably not read this editorial by Rajesh Kumar: My last visit to the United States changed the way I farm on the other side of the world. In 2009,...
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The importance of being urban
Don't miss the latest from Ryan Avent at the Economist Free Exchange: WHILE Europe's austerity-minded governments and inflation-averse central bank must take much of the credit for the euro area's...
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Joichi Ito: New York Times outside director feels duty to save journalism
http://bit.ly/PlGV9w Joichi Ito, a two-time dropout and once a critic of traditional media, is now an outside director at one of world’s most influential newspapers on a mission to “save journalism.”...
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Paul Krugman warns against fiscal stimulus
Thanks to Lars Christensen, proprietor of Market Monetarist: This is Paul Krugman on the effectiveness on fiscal policy and why fiscal ‘stimulus’ will in fact not be stimulative: ‘The US is currently...
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When Genetic Engineering Came Of Age
Henry Miller was there at the beginning. Here is his recounting – when in 1982 a new product of bioengineering could be approved in 5 months. Now the average is 15 years for a new drug. Is this...
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Moving the Jobless to the Jobs: Crucial for Economic Growth
We know that external immigration is almost always a winner. Businessweek finds that internal immigration has similar benefits, but in the US seems to slowed almost to a stop because of high housing...
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Mark Lynas and the GMO Debate
Mark Tercek is the president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. You can follow Mark on Twitter @MarkTercek and find more of his writing on The Huffington Post. Here’s Mark’s comments on the wonderful...
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Chuck Norris beats Wolfgang Schäuble
Here's excerpts from a recent post by market monetarist Lars Christensen: So far it is has been a remarkable week in the global financial markets. The ’deposit grab’ in Cyprus undoubtedly has shocked...
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Tim Lee: Why bitcoin is a bubble
As I just posted, Felix Salmon says “bitcoin is a bubble…”. Tim Lee writes “Why bitcoin is a bubble“, guest-posted at Megan McArdle: My friend Tim Lee says that critics of Bitcoin need to do a better...
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Matt Yglesias: Bitcoin Will Spiral Up and Down Forever
Matt Yglesias explains why the scheme will prove useless: Tim Lee makes what is I think the strongest case for Bitcoin, arguing that it’s not just a fad, it’s a disruptive technology that can serve as...
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San Francisco Bay: no rescue capability for near-shore sinking vehicle
Matthew Sessions of Mill Valley wrote the following letter to Sailing Scuttlebutt expressing similar puzzlement as we had regarding the lack of ready rescue divers. Apparently neither on-water...
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How Silicon Valley companies Turn Ideas to Successful Enterprises
This link is from a tweet by Venrock partner Ray Rothrock, so the info should be pretty accurate. I’ve archived the graphic for future reference....
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The importance of being urban
Don't miss the latest from Ryan Avent at the Economist Free Exchange: WHILE Europe's austerity-minded governments and inflation-averse central bank must take much of the credit for the euro area's...
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Innovation, Disruption, and Progress: What Do Vaccines, Software, and...
You never know where the next shipping container will come from. This dispatch by Bill Gates is a must read, so I will just post the whole thing at 0300 tonight. I’ll clean it up when I have time....
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The importance of being urban
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The Myth and Reality of Terminator Seeds
Farmers have historically been glad to buy seeds from seed companies. Seed companies specialize in making seeds, not making food. Farmers specialize in growing food, not seeds. Seed companies can grow...
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iOS 7 Locks Stolen iPhones to Prevent Resale
Glenn Fleishman at TidBits: In the June 2013 announcement of iOS 7, Apple emphasized changes in the Find My iPhone app and service. With good reason: the new version makes any iOS device far less...
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Felix Salmon: ‘How Money Can Buy Happiness, Wine Edition’
Via John Gruber (emphasis mine): Felix Salmon: I, for instance, am absolutely convinced, on an intellectual level, that the whole concept of “super-premium vodka” is basically one big marketing con....
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Lomborg on the declining share of renewables
Image credit Bjorn Lomborg When green renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels, they will take over the world. Instead of believing in the Tooth Fairy, we should start investing in green R&D. Bjorn...
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Health reform will close hospitals: Why that may not be a bad idea
Health reform will close hospitals: Why that may not be a bad idea Robert Pearl is a physician and CEO, The Permanente Medical Group. This article originally appeared on Forbes.com. A practical...
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