There is an inverse relationship between level of anonymity and quality of conversation – 37signals
And wow, what a difference it makes. Trading anonymity for accountability has led to radically improved conversations.
via There is an inverse relationship between level of anonymity and quality of conversation – (37signals). 37signals finds value in disallowing anonymity for their conversational sites.
I'll admit that the rest of the paper has some harder concepts (standard deviation, anyone?). But I'll wager that the real reason that people don't understand science is not because it's too hard to understand, but because they aren't motivated.
via John Graham-Cumming: Did Monbiot try to understand climate science? Science can be hard but sometimes it can be really easy to at least follow along.
Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
via BBC News – Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’. Extremely interesting survey.
Everyone seems to know someone whose child graduated dean’s list and can’t find work fetching coffee. But if you want official numbers, here they are: Employers estimated that their hiring of recent graduates declined 21.6 percent in 2009, and that it would drop another 7 percent this year. Just under 20 percent of graduating seniors looking for jobs were lucky enough to land one.
via Big City – Priority Candidates Wants Graduates Off Sofa and Into Job – NYTimes.com. Scary statistic for college graduates, also about the only reason to read the article.
