The Brown File

Thursday, September 27, 2007

New Horizons Beckon, Inspiring Vision if Not Certainty

"In trying to envision the world of 2057, two generations in the future, we will be wrong."

from The New York Times

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Reborn in the U.S.A.

"Los Angeles has quickly become the Silicon Valley of high-priced denim."

from The New York Times

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil (Long Article)

from Wired

Outsourcing Works, So India Is Exporting Jobs (Short Article)

from The New York Times

Monday, September 24, 2007

Putting Money on the Table

from The New York Times

Friday, September 21, 2007

Calls for a Breakup Grow Ever Louder in Belgium

"We have nothing in common except a king, chocolate and beer."

from The New York Times

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Rocket Gap Could Keep U.S. Earthbound

"Frankly, as a nation, it is stupid."

from Wired

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Kid's Homemade Paraglider Leads to Fame

"It all started with a glider he made from plastic bags, purloined rope and baling wire."

from Wired

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Is ‘Do Unto Others’ Written Into Our Genes?

"Has evolution equipped the brain with two moral systems when just one might seem plenty?"

from The New York Times

Monday, September 17, 2007

China's Tech Generation Finds a New Chairman to Venerate

"Bill Gates deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize."

from Wired

Hedge Funds and Private Equity Alter Career Calculus

from The New York Times

Living Your Dreams, in a Manner of Speaking

from The New York Times