Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The danger of a single story

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html

Sunday, November 7, 2010

"Technology is ruled by two types of people: those who manage what they do not understand, and those who understand what they do not manage."

Monday, November 1, 2010