Reid uses a tongue-in-cheek presentation to satirize the economic impact claims of the MPAA, RIAA and other copyright defending organizations.
Author: Daniel
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Clifford Stoll: 18 minutes with an agile mind
Stoll is like listening to an energetic 6 year-old telling about an exciting day, except he is an old grey haired man. Stoll takes us on a stroll through history to end us with a sobering message: computer driven education will never surpass hands-on education for understanding and enlightenment.
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David R. Dow: Lessons from death row inmates
Row provides some insights as a lawyer for death row inmates. Chief among these insights is that we should for the earliest intervention possible.
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Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world
Algorithms are progressively doing more for us as computing continues to integrate itself into our world. Slavin talks about some ways that these concepts are shaping our world, literally and figuratively.
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“The Richest Man in Babylon” by George Samuel Clason
Clason uses a fictional story line, set in the height of the Babylonian empire, to distill his wisdom on the accumulation of wealth and wise money management. While at times the stories seem unnecessary, they help to reinforce the importance of the point Clason is trying to make without bearing down into boring numbers and statistics.