Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The Atlantic is Thinking About Interesting Questions

The Atlantic Monthly - the magazine that is in my mind a sort of beautiful but different half-sister to my favorite magazine Harper's - is running a really interesting set of questions about ourselves, our ideas, and our society. You can comment on them, the different perspectives are great. Here's one particularly relevant to this blog...


WHO WILL OWN YOUR NEXT IDEA?

http://thinkagainblog.theatlantic.com/2008/who-will-own-your-next-idea/
Some corporations want to lock up copyright even tighter. Some naive intellectuals want to abandon copyright altogether. Where is a “do-nothing” Congress now that we need one?


Some of the other ones are really good too...
- Should Women Settle?
- Is Google Making Us Stupid?
- What's The Cost Of Being A Nerd?
- Are Good Books Bad for You?
- Why Are Campaign Commercials So Bad?

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