Pop! Tech

Sorry material has been so light, been a slave to that wage thing for a few days. Rest assured when I tell you I had a full entertainment package on somebody else’s nickel. However, blogospheric silence doesn’t equate to wasted time on my part. Found a little gem in the form of Pop!Tech. (I’d suck at trying to explain it, so I’ll just link to their description.) I first heard about it through Barnett’s website, as he was a speaker at last year’s event. Turns out they’ve posted some of the highlights from previous years on their website. Absolutely beautiful brain food. Really smart people explaining the world from different perspectives. The difference here is that there aren’t any CNN-style “We’re all gonna die!” undertones.

Thomas Friedman’s First Law of Petro Politics borders on brilliant. The amazing part of his hypothesis is that he’s a journalist: This nexus was missed by all the academics and intellectuals. Friedman was the guy that posited the theory that no two countries with a McDonalds had ever fought each other. Juan Enriquez’s presentation was stellar. I plan on watching that one a few times, just to catch it all. Chris Anderson’s bit was good enough that I’m now working my way through his book on the same topic. As I’ve said before, I’m a huge Barnett fan so his presentation was simply intellectual dessert for me. Well worth the time. View, enjoy, and be sure to discuss.

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