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Sir Ken Robinson on creativity and our education system

Sir Ken Robinson points to many opportunities as we seek to reform the way we think about "education."

 

Haunting New Yorker Cover Art: Japan

I was blown away by this week's New Yorker cover (thx Russ).

Chinese Pop Star: A Nigerian who sings R&B in Mandarin

Nigerian born and raised, a star in China (singing in Mandarin), huge R&B influence ... a very interesting confluence of culture, tradition, and (yes) business ... specifically the oil business.

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Which Republican Will Run for President? Great Infographic here.

Great chart in the NYT today.  A quick legend:

• Left-right axis shows moderate vs conservative.
• Vertical axis shows "insider" vs "outsider."  
• Size of bubble represents the likelihood of them running (as judged by prediction market Intrade.)  
• Color of bubble is their geographic location (blue is NE, Red is South, Green for MidWest, and Yellow for West.) 

Its interesting to think how the Tea Party will pull the campaign to the right (at least in the primaries.)  Would this favor a Pawlenty, Huckabee or Thune vs a Romney?  It will be fun to watch.