Emperor Qian Long to King George III

This link came across my desk and I share it because of my ties to Hong Kong and fondness for China.  It is the text of a famous letter from Emperor Qian Long sent to King George III at the height of Chinese civilisation in the 18th century.  China entered into a 200-year period of …
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Business schools waste resources.

From Higher Aims to Hired Hands analyses the development of business schools over the past year and shows clearly that rather than develop minds and skills they (as BusinessWeek summarises) only serve two functions: a signal to employers that grads are committed and productive, and to provide a network of contacts. What they have lost …
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You Tube for scientists

If you want to complement your video browsing with something a bit more scientific, check out SciVee.  It has two main types of video: those accompanied by documentation for peer review and those without peer reviewed papers.  For example, there’s a video of 6 science bloggers discussing their blogs or a lighthearted look at transgenic …
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Heroes of the Environment

Under the byline of A Sense of Urgency, TIME’s annual celebration of heroes spotlights the most innovative and influential protectors of the planet.  Congratulations.  You may not agree with all their picks, but its a great roll-call of people who have changed systems to save the planet.  See them all here. Examples of those feted …
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VC social networking

Next month, the New England Venture Network, a regional social group for venture capitalists, is launching VentureNetwork.vc, an online social network for professionals looking for another channel to connect and talk shop.  It would be great to see a global portal of this nature, especially if it contains substantial public access.