Nsyght - Bookmark Feed http://nsyght.com/rss/site/guardian Nsyght is a search engine powered by you, your bookmarks, and your friends. en-us 50 Guardian Submited by birsel 19, December 2007 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:34:47 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk How to be remarkable | Money | The Guardian Remarkability lies in the edges. The biggest, fastest, slowest, richest, easiest, most difficult. It doesn't always matter which edge, more that you're at (or beyond) the edge.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:54:05 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/jan/06/careers.work5 http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/jan/06/careers.work5 Upgrading our RSS feeds | Help | guardian.co.uk Submited by drburix02 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:33:28 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insideguardian/2008/oct/22/full-fat-rss-feed-upgrade http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insideguardian/2008/oct/22/full-fat-rss-feed-upgrade UK wind farm plans on brink of failure | Environment | The Observer This week Gordon Brown will claim the UK is now a world leader in wind power. An Observer investigation reveals his hopes could be blown wildly off course. No country has tried to switch so fast to renewable energy - but rising costs and technical problems mean that, without urgent action and cash, the targets cannot be met.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:54:03 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/19/renewable-energy-greenhouse-carbon-emissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/19/renewable-energy-greenhouse-carbon-emissions Simon Hopkinson and Matthew Harris on how to eat out at home | Life and style | The Observer Submited by deusdiabolus 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:01:57 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/19/recipe-foodanddrink1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/19/recipe-foodanddrink1 Björn Lomborg: We all fear climate change, but data shows temperatures have not been worse than expected | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk If new facts constantly show us that the consequences of climate change are getting worse and worse, high-minded arguments about the scientific method might not carry much weight. Certainly, this seems to be the prevailing bet in the spin on global warming. It is, again, worse than we thought, and, despite our failing models, we will gamble on knowing just what to do: cut CO2 emissions dramatically.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:54:01 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/14/climatechange-scienceofclimatechange http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/14/climatechange-scienceofclimatechange Lucy Tobin: Fifty ways to save money online | Money | The Guardian Submited by mdrechsler 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:06:44 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/oct/09/consumeraffairs.internet http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/oct/09/consumeraffairs.internet John Gray: A shattering moment in America's fall from power | Comment is free | The Observer Thoughts on the broader meaning of the U.S. financial meltdown. <br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:34 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/28/usforeignpolicy.useconomicgrowth http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/28/usforeignpolicy.useconomicgrowth Fake pollsters' scare tactics target Obama | World news | The Guardian Anti-Obama push-polling starts to appear in Pennsylvania, Florida, and elsewhere in the U.S., including questions like, "Would you be less likely to vote for Obama if you knew he were supported by Hamas?"<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:56:47 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/03/uselections2008.barackobama1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/03/uselections2008.barackobama1 Bruce Schneier: Are photographers really a threat? | Technology | The Guardian Given that real terrorists, and even wannabe terrorists, don't seem to photograph anything, why is it such pervasive conventional wisdom that terrorists photograph their targets? Why are our fears so great that we have no choice but to be suspicious of any photographer?<br />Submited by lhalff 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:33:13 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/05/news.terrorism http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/05/news.terrorism Sea level rise doubles in 150 years | Science | The Guardian Submited by cyskonsyght 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:28:38 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/nov/25/frontpagenews.research http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/nov/25/frontpagenews.research US election: It's the most vicious election campaign ever - and here's why | World news | The Observer The Observer (from the UK paper The Guardian) profiles the "Republican attack machine" -- its practiced and effective operation for developing and disseminating negative and often very personal messages against opponents in an often successful attempt to render them "unelectable." <br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:23 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/31/uselections2008.barackobama http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/31/uselections2008.barackobama Peter K Austin's top 10 endangered languages | Books | guardian.co.uk This is linguist and historian Peter Austin's personal top-ten list of endangered languages around the world -- kind of an idiosyncratic little column, but interesting. <br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:23 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/27/endangered.languages http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/27/endangered.languages Humanists sue as exam agency blocks GCSE | Education | The Guardian Personally, I think the humanists are way off base here, despite the fact that I'm generally sympathetic to humanist organizations. "Humanism" (the concept being, for one thing, a contemporary invention of its detractors) is simply not a religious tradition that you can study the same way one can study Islam or Buddhism. More importantly, it's a strategic mistake and conceptual error to try and pretend to be one. Seen on @melmcbride 's Twitter stream. <br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:19 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/13/gcses.religion?gusrc=rss http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/13/gcses.religion?gusrc=rss Read me first: Taking your laptop into the US? Be sure to hide all your data first | Technology | The Guardian Submited by seanabrady 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:25:47 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/15/computing.security http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/15/computing.security John Tarrant on search technology and higher education | Education | guardian.co.uk Headline: "Searching for the wrong answers: Researchers using search engines are in danger of mistaking information for knowledge." Discusses how search results can be completely misleading. Seems like common sense, but when you look at the examples, the probelm becomes a little starker and more alarming. <br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:16 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/jul/24/commonwealthuniversities.internationaleducationnews http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/jul/24/commonwealthuniversities.internationaleducationnews Jeff Jarvis: Size doesn't matter - it's who views your content | Media | The Guardian No more pageviews, different "engagement models" are needed to determine value of advertising<br />Submited by gahlord 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:52:54 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jan/15/mondaymediasection5 http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jan/15/mondaymediasection5 Joseph Stiglitz: How to combat scarcity in an age of plenty | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk The world needs to rethink the sources of growth. If the foundations of economic growth lie in advances in science and technology, not in speculation in real estate or financial markets, then tax systems must be realigned.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:54 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/15/economics.food http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/15/economics.food Kate Sheppard: James Hansen's testimony on climate change should be a wake-up call to Congress | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk We've known for decades now that action isn't an option – it's a necessity. As we once again hear from Hansen about the urgency of this issue, we should this time not let his warnings go unanswered<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:51 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/23/climatechange.carbonemissions2 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/23/climatechange.carbonemissions2 Interview: Jose Manuel Barroso | Politics | The Guardian To have a revolution when you are 18 years old is completely different from normal political leaders who were born in a democracy and will die in a democracy and never to have experienced that change. I have seen that change.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:50 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2005/jul/01/uk.eu http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2005/jul/01/uk.eu 'The girl screamed. I don't remember anything else': Samir Qantar's account of Nahariya (The Guardian) Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:11 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/19/lebanon.israelandthepalestinians http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/19/lebanon.israelandthepalestinians Johnny Cash: The man in black and white, | Music | guardian.co.uk Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:10 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gallery/2008/jul/09/photography?picture=335560383 http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gallery/2008/jul/09/photography?picture=335560383 Could US scientist's 'CO2 catcher' help to slow warming? | Environment | The Guardian [US scientists] plan to build and demonstrate a prototype within two years that could economically capture a tonne of CO2 a day from the air, about the same per passenger as a flight from London to New York.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:45 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/31/carbonemissions.climatechange http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/31/carbonemissions.climatechange Cooling on warming | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk We should tackle climate change through research and adaptation instead of trying to transform human behaviour.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:45 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/02/coolingonwarming http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/02/coolingonwarming Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Blogger sacked for sounding off Submited by millette 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:20 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1388249,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1388249,00.html Victor Keegan: In Google we trust - but should we? | Technology | The Guardian Submited by cyskonsyght 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:28:32 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/22/internet.google http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/22/internet.google Guardian: How to make the most of Twitter UK newspaper article about Twitter and some of the tools available to use with it.<br />Submited by btocher 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:05:27 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/08/socialnetworking.twitter http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/08/socialnetworking.twitter How a tiny West African country became the world's first narco state | World news | The Observer Submited by Eric 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:37:19 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/09/drugstrade http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/09/drugstrade Young people have the tools for environmental change at their fingertips | Environment | The Guardian The second generation internet has fast become the most powerful tool the environment movement has. Social networking sites, viral emails and user-generated materials offer a new range of weaponry for campaigning groups.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:35 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/14/ethicalliving.climatechange http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/14/ethicalliving.climatechange I underestimated the threat, says Stern | Environment | The Guardian Stern said the new findings vindicated his report, which has been criticised by climate sceptics and some economists as exaggerating the possible damage.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:35 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/18/climatechange.carbonemissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/18/climatechange.carbonemissions Why do some people enjoy life and others don't? | Society | The Guardian We have to set our sights on a good life and a meaningful life. To do this we need to identify what he calls our signature strengths, which could be anything from perseverance and leadership to a love of learning.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:30 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2003/nov/19/1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2003/nov/19/1 Industrial disputes of the future are more likely to take place online than on a picket line | Money | The Guardian Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:06 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/may/10/workandcareers1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/may/10/workandcareers1 Climate target is not radical enough - study | Environment | The Guardian The fundamental reason for his reassessment was what he calls "slow feedback" mechanisms which are only now becoming fully understood. They amplify the rise in temperature caused by increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:25 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/07/climatechange.carbonemissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/07/climatechange.carbonemissions To lionise former extremists feeds anti-Muslim prejudice | Comment is free | The Guardian Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:06 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/24/islam.religion http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/24/islam.religion George Monbiot: Carbon capture is turning out to be just another great green scam | Comment is free | The Guardian Even if it does become a viable means of disposing of carbon dioxide, new figures suggest that it's likely to enhance rather than reduce our total emissions.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:20 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/mar/18/fossilfuels.carbonemissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/mar/18/fossilfuels.carbonemissions John Naughton: How Flickr developed into a classic Web 2.0 success | Media | The Observer Submited by drburix02 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:31:54 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/09/web20.internet http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/09/web20.internet Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Mobile phones open new front in war on music piracy Submited by skyle 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:56:35 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/article/0,2763,1602575,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/article/0,2763,1602575,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | They play games for 10 hours - and earn £2.80 in a 'virtual sweatshop' Submited by skyle 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:56:09 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/computergames/story/0,,1436510,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/computergames/story/0,,1436510,00.html Del.icio.us, Joshua Schachter | Weekend | Guardian Unlimited Submited by skyle 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:56:02 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1939056,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1939056,00.html Gamesblog: A new world of mobile gaming | Technology | The Guardian Try before you buy is an idea borrowed from Xbox Live, and it's not the only cue taken from Microsoft: N-Gage adds a community element, allowing users to take part in online multiplayer tournaments as well as seeing when mates are online and what their be<br />Submited by skyle 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:54:48 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/06/games.microsoft http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/06/games.microsoft Playtime in the classroom Modern computer games require concentration, forward planning, lateral thinking and sustained problem solving - and, as such, offer a "cognitive workout" that can benefit overall mental development.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:59 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1496803,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1496803,00.html The unselfish gene Rather than having a single major function, most genes, like roads, probably play a small part in lots of tasks within the cell. By dissecting biology into its genetic atoms, reductionism failed to account for these multitasking genes.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:56 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1477776,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1477776,00.html How mirrors can light up the world | Business | The Guardian Covering just 0.5% of the world's hot deserts with a technology called concentrated solar power (CSP) would provide the world's entire electricity needs, with the technology also providing desalinated water, as well as air conditioning for nearby cities.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:37 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/nov/27/renewableenergy.environment http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/nov/27/renewableenergy.environment Riots and hunger feared as demand for grain sends food costs soaring | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited The risks of food riots and malnutrition will surge in the next two years as the global supply of grain comes under more pressure than at any time in 50 years, according to one of the world's leading agricultural researchers.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:36 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2221372,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2221372,00.html Global food crisis looms as climate change and fuel shortages bite | Environment | The Guardian Soaring prices for basic foods are beginning to lead to political instability, with governments being forced to step in to artificially control the cost of bread, maize, rice and dairy products.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:36 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/nov/03/food.climatechange http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/nov/03/food.climatechange Michael Pollan recommends we rediscover the joy of eating | Society | The Guardian And so like a large grey cloud, a great conspiracy of scientific complexity has gathered around the simplest questions of nutrition - much to the advantage of everyone involved, except the supposed beneficiaries of all this nutritional advice: the eaters.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:36 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jan/07/health.foodanddrink http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jan/07/health.foodanddrink Humans are still evolving - and it's happening faster than ever | Science | The Guardian The widespread assumption that human evolution has slowed down because it's easier to live and we've conquered nature is absolutely not true. We didn't conquer nature, we changed it in ways that created new selection pressures on us.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:30 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/dec/11/evolution http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/dec/11/evolution Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | There is climate change censorship - and it's the deniers who dish it out Global warming scientists are under intense pressure to water down findings, and are then accused of silencing their critics<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:30 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2053521,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2053521,00.html Global meltdown: scientists isolate areas most at risk of climate change | Environment | The Guardian a team of climate experts has ranked the most fragile and vulnerable regions on the planet, and warned they are in danger of sudden and catastrophic collapse before the end of the century.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:30 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/feb/05/climatechange http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/feb/05/climatechange Kenya sets world first with money transfers by mobile | Money | The Guardian Apart from transferring cash - a service much in demand among urban Kenyans supporting relatives in rural areas - customers of the Safaricom network will be able to keep up to 50,000 shillings (£370) in a "virtual account" on their handsets.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:25 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/mar/20/kenya.mobilephones http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/mar/20/kenya.mobilephones Bjorn Lomborg: Costly climate change plans hamper more effective solutions | Environment | The Guardian While we're misled on the effects of climate change, costly plans to cut emissions are hampering cheaper, effective solutions to problems we face now, says Bjorn Lomborg.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:24 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/17/comment.climatechange http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/17/comment.climatechange Enough! The Briton who is challenging the web's endless cacophony | Technology | The Observer Keen, who still lives in California and works in technology, questions the euphoria surrounding the rise of citizen journalism, online communities such as MySpace and user-generated websites including [...] Wikipedia and [...] Youtube.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:19 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/apr/29/news.newmedia http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/apr/29/news.newmedia Naomi Wolf: Fascist America, in 10 easy steps | World news | The Guardian From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:17 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/24/usa.comment http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/24/usa.comment Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | George Monbiot: Population growth is a threat. But it pales against the greed of the rich To suggest, as many of my correspondents do, that population growth is largely responsible for the ecological crisis is to blame the poor for the excesses of the rich.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:14 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2248614,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2248614,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | How the neoliberals stitched up the wealth of nations for themselves The conditions that neoliberalism demands in order to free human beings from the slavery of the state [...] just happen to be the conditions required to make the elite even richer, while leaving everyone else to sink or swim.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:15 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2157197,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2157197,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | This is a dazzling debunking of climate change science. It is also wildly wrong Readers cannot expect a newspaper editor to possess a detailed understanding of atmospheric physics, but there should at least be someone who knows what science looks like whom the editor consults before running a piece.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:15 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1947248,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1947248,00.html George Monbiot on climate change and Big Tobacco | Environment | The Guardian It is fair to say that the professional denial industry has delayed effective global action on climate change by years, just as it helped to delay action against the tobacco companies.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:15 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/sep/19/ethicalliving.g2 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/sep/19/ethicalliving.g2 Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | This crisis demands a reappraisal of who we are and what progress means The crisis we face demands a profound philosophical discussion, a reappraisal of who we are and what progress means. Debating these matters makes us neither saints nor communists; it shows only that we have understood the science.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:14 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2221498,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2221498,00.html Business runs out of green energy supply | Environment | The Observer Interest in cutting carbon has far exceeded new supplies of zero-carbon power - creating a potential headache for companies which have pledged to become 'carbon neutral'.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:10 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/dec/09/renewableenergy.windpower http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/dec/09/renewableenergy.windpower UK lags behind on eco energy | Business | The Observer The British government says it is committed to renewable energy and has signed up to the latest EU generation target for 2020 - but countries across the world are doing better.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:10 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/feb/24/greenbusiness.waveandtidalpower http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/feb/24/greenbusiness.waveandtidalpower Jeff Jarvis: Friendship on the web will thrive and make a fortune | Media | The Guardian Just as the internet - well Google, really - has had a profound impact on knowledge and our relationship to it, so will the social web - well Facebook, probably - change friendship for ever<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:08 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/dec/03/mondaymediasection.facebook http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/dec/03/mondaymediasection.facebook Design your own revolution | Science | The Observer What would it take for us to redesign education policy so that 1 per cent of the millions of children in British schools saw themselves as co-developers of learning, doing for education what many willingly do for computer games?<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:02 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/jun/19/observerfocus.theobserver http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/jun/19/observerfocus.theobserver Who will inherit the mantle of JK Galbraith? | Business | The Observer Like Galbraith, they are not always listened to, especially when their theorising does not suit the prevailing mood. But an economist on the warpath can still make life pretty awkward for a politician who has failed to think things through.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:01 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/may/07/politics.economicpolicy http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/may/07/politics.economicpolicy Why short is tweet for the blogging community | Media | The Guardian What never ceases to amaze me about the internet: create a platform, make it open, and people will do things with it that you never could have imagined.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:57 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/25/digitalmedia.blogging http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/25/digitalmedia.blogging Open the gates of information | Society | The Guardian Last week, Whitehall took its first step towards this vision by publishing, with ministerial blessing, a report calling on the UK government to engage with grassroots web activism.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:51 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/jun/14/epublic.Whitehall http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/jun/14/epublic.Whitehall Inside IT: How we have been fooled by utopian visions of the future | Technology | The Guardian Business and political leaders have consistently pushed a carefully orchestrated fantasy of the future to distract us from the present, says Richard Barbrook.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:49 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/jun/07/guardianweeklytechnologysection.it http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/jun/07/guardianweeklytechnologysection.it John Naughton: Thanks, Gutenberg - but we're too pressed for time to read | Media | The Observer Users are not reading online in the traditional sense, indeed there are signs that new forms of "reading" are emerging as users "power browse" horizontally through titles, contents pages and abstracts, going for quick wins.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:48 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/27/internet.pressandpublishing http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/27/internet.pressandpublishing People power transforms the web in next online revolution | Technology | The Observer If ingenious games designers can inspire thousands of people to collaborate to solve a puzzle, could we do something similar to tackle global warming [...] ?<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:20 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/09/internet.web20 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/09/internet.web20 Nick Carr: Neuromarketing could make mind reading the ad-man's ultimate tool | Technology | The Guardian The more accurately [corporate pitchmen] can predict how we'll react to stimuli in the marketplace, from prices to packages to adverts, the more money they can pull from our pockets and transfer to their employers' coffers.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:16 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/03/news.advertising http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/03/news.advertising GCap to pioneer 'listen and buy' radio for iPods | Media | The Guardian Submited by PK 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:48:07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/11/radio.ipod http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/11/radio.ipod Great speeches of the 20th century | Guardian Unlimited Submited by hotfigs 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:47:06 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/greatspeeches http://www.guardian.co.uk/greatspeeches The Word Farms of the Web Article about low-quality articles produced by amateurs in order to generate traffic.<br />Submited by btocher 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:04:35 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/27/guardianweeklytechnologysection.internet http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/27/guardianweeklytechnologysection.internet Portraits of the dying and the newly dead Photographer Walter Schels has created a collection of paired portraits; each pair shows a person shortly before and just after death. The commentary is fairly sobering.<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:53:15 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/01/society.photography http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/01/society.photography Portraits of the dying and the newly dead [5] Photographer Walter Schels has created a collection of paired portraits; each pair shows a person shortly before and just after death. The commentary is fairly sobering.<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:53:14 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/gallery/2008/mar/31/lifebeforedeath?lightbox=1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/gallery/2008/mar/31/lifebeforedeath?lightbox=1 Private soldiers no longer above the law | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Submited by gahlord 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:52:52 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2183843,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2183843,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront Carter: US has abandoned 'basic principles of human rights' | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Submited by gahlord 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:52:51 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2188844,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2188844,00.html Undercover restorers fix Paris landmark's clock | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Submited by gahlord 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:52:45 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,,2217067,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,,2217067,00.html A genius explains - Daniel Tammet Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant. He can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations at breakneck speeds. But unlike other savants, who can perform similar feats, Tammet can describe how he does it.<br />Submited by a1mega 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:14:40 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1409903,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1409903,00.html A bigger bang In-depth article from The Guardian<br />Submited by skoch 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:47:47 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1937496,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1937496,00.html Climate care, Guardian Unlimited Submited by skoch 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:48:45 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatecare/0,,1394054,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatecare/0,,1394054,00.html With friends like these ... Tom Hodgkinson on the politics of the people behind Facebook | Technology | The Guardian A very detailed and well put together article on Facebook.<br />Submited by rjbirkin 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:03:50 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook Guardian Unlimited | Columnists | Religion in the Public Sphere Habermas in the UK<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:55:52 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1583540,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1583540,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 'A near-miraculous triumph' Archbishop Williams on the stage version of Phillip Pullman's trilogy, His Dark Materials<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:55:49 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1166054,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1166054,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | George Monbiot: America is a religion Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:55:41 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1007741,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1007741,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Weekend | Jon Ronson meets hacker Gary McKinnon Gary McKinnon, a UK hacker who broke into US security data, grants an interview to the Guardian while awaiting the outcome of extradition hearings.<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:55:27 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1523143,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1523143,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | The denial industry A story on astroturfing efforts by big business to discredit scientific consensus on global warming, second-hand smoke, etc.<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:54:52 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,1875760,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,1875760,00.html Welcome to the World League of Despots! No comment. Really, the whole thing is worth a read.<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:54:52 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1891457,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1891457,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Zaiba Malik wears a niqab for a day and is shocked by the reaction of strangers A Muslim journalist in London tries wearing niqab for a day and is shocked by the negative reactions of others -- and by her own.<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:54:48 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1924101,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1924101,00.html Catholics attack neo-pagans in Glastonbury, UK A march organized by revivalist Catholic organization Youth 2000 in Glastonbury turns violent. Catholic youth adopt quasi-medieval tone, throw salt, threaten hellfire, promise to "cleanse" the town, etc. Via snurl.com/11lv0<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:54:45 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1939477,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1939477,00.html The Creation Museum in Kentucky A Guardian reporter gets a tour of Kentucky's Creation Museum, currently under construction. His comments are mildly amusing. See also http://AnswersInGenesis.com.<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:54:42 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1946370,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1946370,00.html Religion and war will die out, scientists predict Daniel Dennet and others predict that as people's access to information becomes more democratic and widespread, the appeal of traditional religions and fundamentalisms will evaporate. These folks obviously know nothing about religions or how they work...<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:54:35 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1980978,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1980978,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1 Die in flight and get a free upgrade A woman dies onboard a British Airways flight between India and England and is moved, along with her family, from economy to first class (for space reasons). Her new seatmate is shocked.<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:54:20 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6492090,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6492090,00.html The age of endarkenment | Science | Guardian Unlimited Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:53:58 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/15/endarkenment?gusrc=rss&feed=science http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/15/endarkenment?gusrc=rss&feed=science Tariq Ali on Bhutto's killing and the PPP Ali, who was both a friend and critic of Bhutto, argues that the time has come for the People's Party to recreate itself as a genuinely democratic alternative. Sounds like wishful thinking to me -- but maybe he's right.<br />Submited by nbr 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:53:33 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2232632,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2232632,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Life | Guardian life bad science Submited by Axel 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:11:58 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/badscience http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/badscience Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Forget the bloggers, it's the vloggers showing the way on the internet Submited by davidhogg 21, January 2008 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:27:46 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1278164,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1278164,00.html Mobile operators see 10 times more potential in social networking | Technology | The Guardian Submited by hofmeyr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:43:36 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/aug/14/socialnetworking.news http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/aug/14/socialnetworking.news Confessions of a middle-aged Ecstasy eater | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Submited by aaronbassett 25, October 2007 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:36:41 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,2763,521419,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,2763,521419,00.html Guardian Unlimited Submited by deusdiabolus 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:01:51 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge Submited by deusdiabolus 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:01:44 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1317386,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1317386,00.html Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | Europeans should beware of wishing for US failure in Iraq Submited by gregmarsh 29, August 2007 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:03:08 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1735629,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1735629,00.html Social networking | Technology | Guardian Unlimited Submited by gregmarsh 29, August 2007 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:03:07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/socialnetworking http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/socialnetworking