Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Three brave men

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Three men who were willing to risk all for an important cause. How brave will we need to be to transition our schools into the 21st century? Are we willing to go all in?

Photo credits

Martin Luther King, Jr. – Time Magazine

Nelson Mandela – Paying The Bribe

Mahatma Gandhi – MANAS

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The Future

A dozen reasons to read Peter Leyden at this critical juncture in history

The latest from Peter Leyden’s “The Great Progression: 2025 to 2050”, an essay series published by Freethink.

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The Future

What is The Great Progression: 2025 to 2050?

Tech expert Peter Leyden argues that we have a historic opportunity to harness AI and other transformative technologies in order to make a much better world over the next 25 years.

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Starts With A Bang

Confirmed at last: exoplanets found around nearest single star

Barnard’s star, the closest singlet star system to ours, has long been a target for planet-hunters. We’ve finally confirmed it: they exist!

A person with light hair is turned sideways, holding and reading a partially redacted book filled with pseudonyms, all set against a black grid background.

High Culture

5 famous authors who used pseudonyms (and why they did it)

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Thinking

Blind optimism is not a cure for blind pessimism

We need to fully acknowledge problems, while vigorously pursuing solutions. Call it “solutionism.”

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