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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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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Celebrated education expert Ken Robinson argues that most "modern" approaches to learning are actually relics of an outdated, industrial-age system.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).
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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