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  1. Marketplace: Why are more businesses staying open on Christmas Day?

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  2. The ‘Creative Class’ Revisited

    A decade ago, on the other side of two wars, an economic meltdown, and mass unemployment, economist Richard Florida made a big splash asserting the economic power and glory of what he dubbed the “creative class.”

    A new social class, he said, of writers and dancers and artists, innovators in science and medicine, technology and media.Freelancers and free thinkers whose open minds were reshaping the world and firing up a lot of wealth. Suddenly, every ambitious city and town wanted to be a creative class magnet.

    Ten years on, how’s that all going?

    http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/07/12/the-creative-class

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  3. Should We Blame Technology for High Unemployment?

    KCRW’s To The Point Should We Blame Technology for High Unemployment? WED OCT 26, 2011

    From farms to factories, and now to the service economy, human workers are losing their jobs to machines. The "creative destruction" that used to increase employment is working the other way around, and productivity is on the rise. As computers become more sophisticated, how can humans learn to compete?

    http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/tp/tp111026should_we_blame_tech

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  4. Salt - Part One

    Something insignificant is sometimes said to be worth "a pinch of salt." On the other hand, people of impeccable integrity are often called, "the salt of the earth." Salt is now among the most common substances on earth, although once it was rarer and more valuable than gold. Paul Kennedy considers the incredible history, science and mythology of salt.

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  5. A New Look at Population Bombs and Bulges

    http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/a-fresh-look-at-population-bombs-and-bulges/

    "…a variety of experts discuss the path past 7 billion people. One voice is that of Mara Hvistendahl, the Asia correspondent for the journal’s news staff and author of “Unnatural Selection,” a potent and revealing book about selective abortion and related issues. In this case, she discusses her piece on the potential benefits and perils of “youth bulges” like those underlying the turmoil in many Arab countries this year.?

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  6. Orion Magazine presents James Howard Kunstler: The Future of American Cities

    As the climate warms, oil disappears, and the economy shakes and shifts, how will our urban places adapt? Will density and communal living be important tools for human resilience, or will city life become costly and unworkable—or even unlivable? Listen to Kunstler share his forecast for the American city, elaborate on his feature in the July/August 2011 issue of the magazine, and answer listener questions.

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  7. The Friday Podcast: North Korea’s Illegal Economy : Planet Money : NPR

    North Korea’s exports include illegal drugs, counterfeit U.S. dollars and giant statues.

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/15/138166864/the-friday-podcast-north-koreas-illegal-economy

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  8. Ken Robinson: Rethinking Educational Paradigms

    Celebrated education expert Ken Robinson argues that most "modern" approaches to learning are actually relics of an outdated, industrial-age system. This program was recorded in collaboration with the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival, on July 8, 2010.

    Sir Ken Robinson is an expert in creativity, innovation, and human resources. He works with governments in Europe, Asia, and the United States, and with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and cultural organizations. Robinson led a national commission on creativity, education, and the economy for the UK government and was central in forming a creative- and economic-development strategy as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. Formerly, he was professor of education at the University of Warwick.

    He has received several honorary degrees, the Athena Award from the Rhode Island School of Design, the Peabody Medal, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Royal Society of Arts. He received a knighthood for his services to the arts. His latest book is The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Viking, 2009).

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  9. What Do I Do With Myself, Now that the Economy Has Collapsed?

    They say the tech economy ebbs and flows on a 7 year cycle, and if that’s true, we’re just about over the peak and into the down cycle for companies and employees alike. So what are we to do with ourselves, when it all comes crashing down around us? This panel’s been through a downturn or two and will have some specific recommendations about how to get the most out of it, both personally and professionally.

    • Andy Baio Writer/Coder, Waxy.org
    • Lane Becker Pres, Get Satisfaction Inc
    • Ben Brown Internet Rockstar, XOXCO
    • Jane Mount 20x200
    • Michael Sippey VP Prod, Six Apart Ltd

    From http://sxsw.com/node/1566

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  10. RSA - Chairman’s Inaugural Lecture - The Perils of Property

    http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2010/chairmans-inaugural-lecture-the-perils-of-property

    RSA Keynote

    Please note that this event has been rescheduled from the original 5th October date.

    RSA Chairman, Luke Johnson gives this year’s inaugural lecture.

    Luke Johnson, will discuss how a fixation with property ownership has unbalanced the economy and distorted behaviour and public policy.

    Chair: Matthew Taylor, chief executive, RSA

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