MIT 150 – a school’s contribution to mankind

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MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), founded in 1861 is celebrating ith 150th anniversary. The Boston Globe has published a special magazine recognizing 150 valuable contributions MIT has made in the worlds of technology, science, health care, culture, transportation, economics, and more… Please read the full story on the Boston Globe’s web site… Share this:

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Bill Gates’ Blog – A must follow

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If you are interested in the future of health, education, energy, development and other important concerns, then you have to follow Bill Gates’s Blog… The Gates Notes Share this:

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Education 2.0 and soon probably even Education 3.0

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We went to classrooms. Had one teacher at a time. Had a predefined curriculum. Standard times, standard circumstances… This is the conventional wisdom of education. Let’s call it “Education 1.0″. Salman Khan went one step further and published everything he is literate in on the web for free in a very conistent and professional format. [...]

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SXSW – Just to remind you to follow…

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As design and multi-media content becomes ever more important, the source for creative content becomes as important as resources for capital, talent and other important ingredients for success. We definitely recommend to follow this event, which is shared online real-time as well: The next one will be in March 2012, but definitely enjoy watching the [...]

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Gap Minder – The Beauty of Visualized Statistics

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This is how Hans Rosling defines his own work. Others define Hans Rosling as the “Mick Jagger” of TED. Here is the link of his latest TED speech, for those who missed it. Hans Rosling is a is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker. He is Professor of International Health at Karolinska [...]

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