Tag: thinkaboutit
Land of the free, home of the brave
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laUrOCved7I]
In related news, it almost looks like John Steward is about to start backing Ron Paul:
(you can skip Pt. 1 and not miss anything relevant, Pt. 2 and 3 are worth watching though)
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Exclusive – Ron Paul Extended Interview Pt. 1 | ||||
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Part 2
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Exclusive – Ron Paul Extended Interview Pt. 2 | ||||
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And Part 3
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Exclusive – Ron Paul Extended Interview Pt. 3 | ||||
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The cornerstones of a successful society
Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson asks: Why the West, and less so the rest? He suggests half a dozen big ideas from Western culture — call them the 6 killer apps — that promote wealth, stability and innovation.
Summary:
- Competition
- Science
- Property rights
- Modern medicine
- Consumer society
- Work ethics
How many continents are there?
Turns out, there’s no easy answer. Or right answer for that matter.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBcq1x7P34]
Science! Making supposedly simple things complicated since… always.
Humanity explained… for Aliens!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0lpN6dU5qs]
The problem with anarchy…
Yep, that pretty much sums it up. :)
Rationality of going into space
