Turn the pages of any paper covering foreign policy and it is easy to become depressed about the state of the world: massacres in Darfur, quagmire in Iraq, setbacks in … Continue reading “”

While true polymaths like Leonardo da Vinci are rare, there is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that having diverse interests makes you better in everything you do. To … Continue reading “”

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the … Continue reading “”

Jack Weatherford provides an interesting and much more positive account of Genghis Khan’s life and legacy than I would have expected. Although his name is now erroneously associated with terror … Continue reading “”

Check out the cover of the latest Economist 🙂 I can’t wait to read it 🙂

I came across the following article in the Wall Street Journal last week. Many of the themes and experts will be familiar to readers of my previous posts on happiness … Continue reading “”

I count The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Brosnan as one of my favorite movies and was amused to read a NY Times article on Noah Charney who is essentially … Continue reading “”

I wanted to share with you a wonderful idea called ChangingThePresent.org. Through this site, which partners with the world’s top not-for-profits, you can buy presents like one hour of a … Continue reading “”

The conference was interesting with the quality of the debates and presentation on par with anything done in Silicon Valley. If anything the conference showed that France and Europe are … Continue reading “”

I just arrived in Paris from Buenos Aires for LeWeb3 conference organized by Loic Lemeur. I was horrified to see all the stores open on a Sunday! Had France given … Continue reading “”

The predictions for the next 50 years by dozens of world class scientists are wide ranging and intriguing. The set of articles on the “big questions” is fascinating covering topics … Continue reading “”

As a dog owner and lover, I am very moved by stories like this one: An 81-year old couple adopted a tiny abused puppy ten years ago. The puppy grew … Continue reading “”

I had heard of Richard Dawkins but had never read any of his books. The book is an extremely well argued case for atheism laying out the case for God’s … Continue reading “”

Alex Vilenkin does an amazing job at describing in laymen’s terms the recent findings in astrophysics and cosmology. His book traces cosmology’s emerging picture of the universe from the big … Continue reading “”

Ted Halstead, a friend of mine and president of the New America Foundation, recently became addicted to kite surfing and convinced me to join him in Costa Rica for Thanksgiving … Continue reading “”