National Economic Council and Office of Science and Technology Policy, October 2015. “The President’s Strategy for American Innovation has six key elements. The Strategy recognizes the important role for the Federal Government to invest in the building blocks of innovation, to fuel the engine of private-sector innovation, and to empower a nation of innovators. The… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Privacy Bridges: EU and US Privacy Experts in Search of Transatlantic Privacy Solutions
“The EU and US share a common commitment to privacy protection as a cornerstone of democracy. Following the Treaty of Lisbon, data privacy is a fundamental right that the European Union must proactively guarantee. In the United States, data privacy derives from constitutional protections in the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendment as well as federal… Continue Reading
BlackRock 2015 Annual Global Investor Pulse Survey
BlackRock 2015 Annual Global Investor Pulse Survey: Americans Focus on the Right Goals, But Money Attitudes, Behaviors Get in the Way of Financial Success “Americans put urgent financial goals like a secure retirement high on their list of priorities, but their attitudes and behaviors regarding money aren’t necessarily aligned with their intentions, according to the… Continue Reading
Maps by statistician detail ancestry and geography of Americans in 15 different charts
“Nathan Yau, a statistician who runs the blog Flowing Data, has made a series of gorgeous maps breaking down the population of America. The maps are part of his recent project to recreate the 1874 Statistical Atlas of the United States with the original design but 2013 data. Below are 15 of them that illustrate how… Continue Reading
IMF – Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices
World Economic Outlook October 2015 Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices – “Six years after the world economy emerged from its broadest and deepest postwar recession, a return to robust and synchronized global expansion remains elusive. The revised forecasts in this latest World Economic Outlook report underscore the challenges all countries face. Despite considerable differences in… Continue Reading
Coal Waste in America
Sierra Club – Dumping Toxic Waste: “Every year, the nation’s coal plants produce 140 million tons of coal ash pollution, the toxic by-product that is left over after the coal is burned. All that ash has to go somewhere, so it’s dumped in the backyards of power plants across the nation—into open-air pits and precarious… Continue Reading
Paper – Dawn of the Selfie Era
Dawn of the Selfie Era: The Whos, Wheres, and Hows of Selfies on Instagram. Flávio Souza, Diego de Las Casas, Vinícius Flores, SunBum Youn, Meeyoung Cha, Daniele Quercia, Virgílio Almeida, October 19, 2015. “Online interactions are increasingly involving images, especially those containing human faces, which are naturally attention grabbing and more effective at conveying feelings… Continue Reading
Paper – A Riddle Wrapped in an Enigma
A Riddle Wrapped in an Enigma by Neal Koblitz and Alfred J. Menezes – “In August 2015 the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) released a major policy statement on the need for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). This announcement will be a great stimulus to the development, standardization, and commercialization of new quantum-safe algorithms. However, certain peculiarities… Continue Reading
Facebook Search expands reach of already huge network
“Welcome to Search FYI. With over 1.5 billion searches per day and over 2 trillion posts in our index, search is an important, long-term effort at Facebook. The team’s goal with Search FYI is to share our progress more frequently. When something happens in the world, people often turn to Facebook to see how their… Continue Reading
The Best and Worst Countries To Grow Old In
24/7 Wall Street: “The global population is aging rapidly. Today, there are roughly 868 million people who are at least 60 years old globally, or about 12% of the world’s population. By 2050, more than 2 billion people will be 60 or older, or 21% of the projected global population. In the United States, 27%… Continue Reading
UN Environment Program – The Financial System We Need
Inquiry – Design of a Sustainable Financial System – Aligning the Financial System with Sustainable Development – the UNEP Inquiry Report, October 2015. “Achieving sustainable development requires investment in an inclusive, green economy. Today, mismatches between what is financed and what needs financing contributes to continued environmental deterioration of natural capital and insufficient investment in… Continue Reading
Information Geographies at the Oxford Internet Institute
“This project proposes a comprehensive mapping of contemporary geographies of knowledge. Information is the raw material for much of the work that goes on in the contemporary global economy. As such, it is important to understand who produces and reproduces, who has access, and who and where are represented by information in our contemporary knowledge… Continue Reading
