A research team led by Mark Pagel at the University of Reading in England has identified 23 “ultraconserved words” that have remained largely unchanged for 15,000 years.
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“The internet was expected to help democratise China. Instead, it has enabled the authoritarian state to get a firmer grip, says Gady Epstein. But for how long?” — China’s internet: A giant cage | The Economist
“People are not “plug and play,” as he puts it, and you cannot expect to drop a Western court system or form of government into another culture and expect it to work as it does back home. Those trying to use economic incentives to encourage sustainable land use will similarly need to understand local notions of fairness to have any chance of influencing behavior in predictable ways.” — Why Americans Are the Weirdest People in the World
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Montréal de 1947 à maintenant -
Comparaison super intéressante entre des photos aériennes de 1947-49 et celles de Google!
James Palmer – China's generation gap -
“It takes a certain grit to dodge convention altogether. ” .. I’m more than fortunate to know one intimately!
“nous quittons une économie de l’attention pour entrer dans une économie de l’expression. L’enjeu n’est plus tant de capter les regards, que de médiatiser la parole et l’écrit.” — Quand les mots valent de l’or | Frederic Kaplan