The net generation - The kids are alright

Economist - WORRIES about the damage the internet may be doing to young people has produced a mountain of books—a suitably old technology in which to express concerns about the new. Robert Bly claims that, thanks to the internet, the “neo-cortex is finally eating itself”. Today’s youth may be web-savvy, but they also [...]

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The new Cicero

Guardian - Here’s the thing: to understand the next four years of American politics, you are going to need to understand something of the politics of ancient Greece and Rome. There have been many controversial aspects to this presidential election, but one thing is uncontroversial: that Obama’s skill as an orator has been [...]

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We can be heroes …

Financial Times - Three recently published books are products of the transition from the heroic age of journalism to the … what? It has no name, as yet. Early indications are that the “demotic age” might fit, because of the explosion over the past 10 years of internet-based blogs, social networking sites, [...]

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