Category Archives: Human Evolution

New Growth Theory & Internet Policy

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

As I mentioned in my last post, which focused on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), I’m working toward a post that will explain how a combination of MMT and New Growth Theory (NGT) can have major significance related to Internet policy … Continue reading →

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New Perspectives on the Economy

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Since economics is supposed to be the study of the exchange of value and (hopefully) the increase in prosperity and well-being among human beings, it will be a central thread of future discussion on this site.  The general perspective I’ll … Continue reading →

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Innovation and Inner Peace

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Nick Carr has a thought-provoking post entitled The hierarchy of innovation on his Rough Type blog.  For those not familiar with him, Carr is the author of “The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains.”  According to a New York … Continue reading →

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Empathy, Mindfulness, Dignity and Human Evolution

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

I just read a blog post by an old college friend of mine, Michael Gordon, who is now a professor at the University of Michigan, and whose work is increasingly focused on social enterprise and social entrepreneurship. The focus of … Continue reading →

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