Unintended Consequences

What To Do About Egypt? Try 'Let My People Go!'

Dr. David Liepert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Islam, Declaration of Independence, Human Rights, Egypt Protests, Unintended Consequences, United States Foreign Policy, Religion News
Dr. David Liepert

When faced with humankind's diversity, our nations have consistently tried to suppress or coerce the "other", and manipulated world events for our own benefit, and look what it's got us.

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PHOTOS: 'Unintended Consequence' Exhibit Opens

Posted 05.25.2011

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Thursday night, the pop-up event space The Openhouse Gallery hosted an exhibit called 'Unintended Consequences' about the links between the digital an...

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Google and CIA Invest in a Minority Report-Like Technology That May Make Our World a Less Certain Place

Bob Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unintended Consequences, Forecasting, Cia, Futuristics, Google, Technology News
Bob Jacobson

The CIA and Google are now in cahoots to invest in a new company called Recorded Future -- a real-life version of Minority Report. It's purpose is to know the present and predict the future, totally.

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When Is it Art? The Age-Old Question in a Crazy New Context

Carine Fabius | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Logos, Tom LaBonge, Billboards, Vox Humana, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Public Art, Carmen Trutanich, l.A. Art Machine, Unintended Consequences, Mear One, American Flag, Ed Reyes, Supergraphics, Mural Capital of the World, Apple Iphone, Fine Art Murals, Paul Krekorian, The Loft at Liz's, Miracle Mile Artwalk, Graffiti, First Amendment, Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, Alphonse Mucha, Arts News
Carine Fabius

So, it turns out that the City of Los Angeles has been buffing (or painting over) hundreds of murals since 2007 because of a mind-bending poster case for the law of unintended consequences.

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Jason Linkins

Urban Dictionary Presents New Challenge For Brand Marketers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Rangtang, Branding, Unintended Consequences, Urban Dictionary, Brand Marketing, Eat the Press, Media News

Branding! It used to be so much simpler. Times were that you could call your product "Verizon" or "Comcast" and while your name might be associated wi...

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Excuse Me, But That Nuclear Plant Has Its Hand On Your Wallet

Gerald Sindell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unintended Consequences, Southern Company, Nuclear Power, Unfunded Liability, Politics News
Gerald Sindell

So let's say you're considering putting up a huge solar panel farm in the middle of Georgia- like 8 billion dollars huge. And what's the worst thing you could imagine that could happen? A cloudy day? Rust? A tornado? A plane crashes into it? For a small amount of money that gigantic solar farm would be repaired, and would go right back to making cheap power.

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The Supreme Court Makes The Supreme Sacrifice: Jim Lehrer Goes First

Gerald Sindell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Unintended Consequences, Corporate Personhood, Corporate Power, Citizens United, Media News
Gerald Sindell

I've always wondered about the ulterior motives of the companies that sponsor The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer, now simply called PBS NewsHour.

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