Feb 17 2011: Why not a multi threaded- multi lingual approach?
I'm pretty fluent in both Spanish and English, for example. I could seed a question or start a debate in both (imagine a tree with 2 branches). Those who can also write in both languages could answer in both branches, those fluent in only one of them could post on their branch, or start a new branch if they know another language. There could be an option to collaboratively translate popular or relevant answers so that they could appear trough all the language branches.
(Imagining this, I see it would be amazing to have a visual representation of a particularly intense debate trough different branches/languages. Ideas do spread like wildfires after all.)
Feb 17 2011: Earth has enough capacity to provide plenty for each and every human being/need.
To make it sustainable, we need to shift away from the eastern (read: american) standard of living. A houseful of appliances in the suburbs, a gas guzzling SUV in the garage and a fridge full of HFCS laden frozen tv dinners is not what constitutes a "comfortable" way of living.
Feb 17 2011: The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power, by Daniel Yergin. Explains how oil has fueled (pun intended) wars, conquests, revolutions, and economic booms and downfalls for the last 100 years. This book gave me a deeper understanding on how the world economies really function.
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A comment on Conversation: Should Debates be allowed in another languages?
I'm pretty fluent in both Spanish and English, for example. I could seed a question or start a debate in both (imagine a tree with 2 branches). Those who can also write in both languages could answer in both branches, those fluent in only one of them could post on their branch, or start a new branch if they know another language. There could be an option to collaboratively translate popular or relevant answers so that they could appear trough all the language branches.
(Imagining this, I see it would be amazing to have a visual representation of a particularly intense debate trough different branches/languages. Ideas do spread like wildfires after all.)
A comment on Conversation: Is there a realistic approach to provide a "comfortable" way of life to every human being on the word? Can the Earth support it?
To make it sustainable, we need to shift away from the eastern (read: american) standard of living. A houseful of appliances in the suburbs, a gas guzzling SUV in the garage and a fridge full of HFCS laden frozen tv dinners is not what constitutes a "comfortable" way of living.
A comment on Conversation: What's the overlooked gem, the book I haven't read that I must?