Showing posts with label Professional. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Professional. Show all posts
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Tim Wu: The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

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Theodore Newton Vail, born July 16, 1845, was a U.S. telephone industrialist. His philosophy of using closed systems, centralized power, an...
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Lisa Margonelli: Oil on the Brain: Petroleum's Long, Strange Trip to Your Tank

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From the New America Foundation : Lisa Margonelli writes about the global culture and economy of energy. Her book about the oil supply chain...
Sunday, January 2, 2011

Brian Greene: The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos

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Brian Greene (born February 9, 1963) is an American theoretical physicist and one of the best-known string theorists. He has been a professo...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

P. W. Singer: Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century

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Public Radio International recently had the author on its "How We Got Here" program. The story and segment was called, "Drone...

John C. Bogle: Don't Count on It!: Reflections on Investment Illusions, Capitalism, "Mutual" Funds, Indexing, Entrepreneurship, Idealism, and Heroes

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In December of 2010, Seeking Alpha, a premium financial newsletter, wrote this about the book and author: Don't Count on It!: Reflection...
Saturday, December 25, 2010

The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health

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In March 2010, The Boston Globe mentioned the book, "The China Study," this way: Eric Faulkner, a professional in high tech, is ba...

Michael Pollan: Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

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Austin 360 recently wrote: In his most recent book, "Food Rules," Pollan doles out 64 guidelines that are as easy to remember as h...

The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean

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Author Susan Casey spent five years following waves, surfers and ocean scientists. The result is her compelling nonfiction work "The Wa...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

The Man Who Turned Taxidermy Into An Art Form from NPR Podcast Talk of the Nation

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In Kingdom Under Glass, author Jay Kirk tells the life story of Carl Akeley, the pioneering taxidermist and adventurer who once killed a leo...
Friday, December 17, 2010

Tim Wu: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires from Forum Network | Soapbox Podcast Podcast

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Tim Wu, policy advocate, expert on copyright and communications , and creator of the phrase "net neutrality", talks about his boo...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

The Rise and Fall of Information Empires from KERA's Think Podcast

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[2010-12-13 12:00:00] Who actually owns the internet and all the information that flows freely on the world-wide-web? We'll explore iss...