ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
Forbes on Apple’s Tim Cook handling of tough question
In my previous occupation, I’ve often found myself advising partners on media relations and communication principles, stressing the importance of truthfulness and openness in difficult situations. This is a good…
El Pais: Las víctimas desconocidas del Holocausto
Unos 350 soldados de EE UU estuvieron presos en los campos de concentración nazis, según una investigación del Museo del Holocausto de Washington. El Pais: Las víctimas desconocidas del Holocausto.…
The Telegraph – Jonathan Franzen: e-books are damaging society
The Telegraph: Jonathan Franzen: e-books are damaging society Franzen may be a good writer, it doesn’t mean that everything he says should be cast in bronze… I think that the…
Can you remember the name of the first spreadsheet? Browser?
Talking to a friend recently during a walk in the mountains, none of us could remember the name of the first spreadsheet – sic transit gloria mundi.
Joseph E. Stiglitz: Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%
I find it difficult to summarise Stiglitz’s piece in Vanity Fair, May 2011, simply because I think that he makes his point so clearly, in as few words as possible,…
ZDNet The Apple Core: Why Apple gadgets can’t be made in the U.S.
Jason D. O’Grady writes on ZDNet Why Apple gadgets can’t be made in the U.S.: “During Thursday night’s debate in South Carolina CNN host and moderator John King asked the…
The right to bear firearms – discussion points
BBC News: An American professor on firearms in the UK Why Britain needs more guns by Joyce L. Malcolm (Professor of history, Bentley College, US author of Guns and Violence:…
Internet speed – Spain has a long way to go
If Internet access speed is an indicator of a country’s progress, Spain has a long way to go, even taking into account that I can only get 4 Mb/s in…