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New currency, The Ven, built from basket of world currencies and carbon futures

An interesting way to "price in" environmental externalities.  Full description and story is here http://bit.ly/kZeg0U

Hat tip to @umairh.

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."

 

NYC as super-organism

From the @longnow blog

Mindrelic - Manhattan in motion from Mindrelic on Vimeo.

 

Live Far From West Africa? Your Language is Boring.

Great infographic from the NYT...

Reasons for optimism - world health and prosperity trends

Sometimes its important to take a step back and see what the data tell us.  Hans Rosling helps us do just that in the video below.