Aug
23
What I’ve learnt from the Economist
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1. The Beatles 1. Album is the best selling in the US this century 2. In the 10 years to 2008, Asia’s energy use grew by 70% Source: 24 July http://matthewcain.posterous.com/what-ive-learnt-from-the-economist 1. The Beatles 1. Album is the best selling in the US this century 2. In the 10 years to 2008, Asia’s energy use [...]
Aug
20
Lessons from the Economist
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1. America’s prison population has risen from 1 in 400 in the 1970s to 1 in 100 now – and 1 in 19 of black men 2. Scientists are studying ants to make computers more efficient (sort of) 3. Offices that have a dog during a brainstorm are found to be more collaborative 4. Georgia [...]
Aug
9
My new blogging resolve
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I’ve come back from holiday with a new resolve to blog. That’s not unusual so it will be intersting to see how long it lasts. What happened over the summer was high levels of proper work with a mounting list of thing that I wanted to write about. They fused in a manner that made [...]