Words&Dirt

“There is no conspiracy.  Even though the media are mostly corporate-owned, their first allegiance is to their public because if they lose that allegiance, they lose money. Sometimes the press leads the public; sometimes the public leads the press.  The media, at least the mainstream media, don’t want to get too far ahead.  They just […]

This book came to my attention by way of David Brin, who claims it as mandatory reading for anyone interested in saving the world.  I’m not sure if I’d go that far, but the assertion that positive sum games play a critical role in biological and cultural evolution is definitely significant, especially insofar as it […]