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Cognitive Surplus

Connecting In A Disaster

Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman | Posted 01.01.2013 | Religion
Read More: Hurricane Sandy, Cognitive Surplus, Facebook, Jewish Community, Social Media, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy 2012, Religion News
Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman

While we hope that our life is easy, with few storms to toss us around, when disasters do happen, we truly see our ability and our need to connect with others. And even more striking, we see just how much it brings out the best in everyone.

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Abundance: A Reminder of the Need to Focus on Our Surpluses and Not Just Our Shortages

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.22.2012 | Books
Read More: Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, Peter Diamandis, Abundance, Cognitive Surplus, Surplus, Problem Solving, Books News
Arianna Huffington

With unemployment still over 8 percent, we currently have more ingenuity, energy, and expertise than we have jobs -- and definitely more time on our hands. That's one reason I was so drawn to Abundance, a new book by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler.

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10 Geeky Beach Reads

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Marc Parry | Posted 08.08.2011 | Books
Read More: The Shallows, Good Books, Cognitive Surplus, Geeky Beach Reads, Beach Reads, The Net Delusion, Technology Books, Merchants of Culture, The Master Switch, In the Plex, Nightwork, Books News

Technology nowadays is supposed to be disruptive—in a good way— so let it disrupt your summer vacation. ...

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