Anheuser-Busch Briefing Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H St NW, Washington, D.C.
Registration and Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Topics:
February 8, 2013
Printer-friendly versionLooking at Snowstorm Nemo from Space
Voices:
The Forum for Innovation reads the Internet so that you don’t have to, sharing a short list of curated blog posts for your Friday reading.
Looking at super Snowstorm Nemo from space:
Source: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2013/02/725583main_GOES_storm_0208_1024-768.jpg
And while the Northeast braces for a heavy snow, The Weather Channel is doing great business by naming snowstorms in the first place (much to the chagrin of non-TWC meteorologists).
Alexis Madrigal in The Atlantic: “And now let us praise, and consider the absurd luck of famous men.”
Megan McArdle has a history of recent CBO budget projections, all of which reveal our worsening fiscal situation in the face of tepid growth and continued high spending.
A new Brookings report, as summarized in the National Journal, finds that “metro areas that produce a lot of patents—and the inventiveness that that implies—are more likely to see above-average gains in population, productivity, jobs, and education.”
As James Pethokoukis explains, “No, America does not have a ‘genius glut.’”
3D printing is definitely not overrated—at least, according to Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE.
The Harvard Business Review brought together eight thought leaders to discuss the future of online education.
Related Content
-
May 24, 2013 -
May 17, 2013 -
May 10, 2013 -
May 3, 2013 -
April 26, 2013