Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Way We Think

Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat, and Al Gore, author of numerous books and a former Vice President, both offer commentaries on how the technology revolution is changing the way we think, operate, and educate. Take some time to read these recent pieces by both that appeared in the popular press, and leave a reply.

Thomas Friedman, editorial, New York Times,

OP-ED COLUMNIST

It’s P.Q. and C.Q. as Much as I.Q.

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Published: January 29, 2013 340 Comments

Al Gore, article in Atlantic:

Al Gore on How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think

My Reading Life

Judyarzt's books

Casebook

by Mona Simpson

I enjoyed the book while reading it, but found a week later, it was not all that memorable. One other reviewer noted that Mona Simpson and Steve Jobs were biological siblings, though one was raised by biological parents, and other was ad...

Hotel Pastis: A Novel of Provence

by Peter Mayle

I visited Provence during the Lavendar season and have always wanted to go back. This book provided with some escape time to envision days spent there, though a good part of the book was set in London. The book is part travel log and pa...

We Are Water

by Wally Lamb

A fan of Lamb's other books and recently having had a stand-in role in his film Wishin' and Hopin', I figured it was time to complete the reading of all of his books. I even read the books he edited written by the Connecticut women pris...

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

I wanted to read this book before the movie was released, and knowing the release date was coming up soon, grab the book and read it a few days. After awhile, the book becomes predictable, but there is some suspense in wanting to determi...

The Aviator's Wife

by Melanie Benjamin

The title once again subjugates women to men. The book will make you despise Charles Lindbergh and leave you to wonder how complicit Anne Morrow was in Lindbergh's attacks on the American government. The book reveals some horrifying deta...