confused of calcutta

Interesting piece in Harvard Magazine, as a sidebar to an article on The Marketplace of Perceptions. Thanks to Muzeview for pointing it out to me.
I have to confess I’d never even heard of Harvard Magazine until I read the post on Muzeview. Only goes to show.
 

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I guess it’s fashionable to knock the education systems of today in comparison with prior ones, and every generation does it. In which case there is no point my joining in.
I do think that things have changed. And the change that most intrigues me here, which affects individuals, companies, schools, healthcare, even software, is to [...]

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…there’s gonna be some changes tomorrow, it’s gonna be a brighter day
Jim Croce, 1943-1973, “Tomorrow’s gonna be a brighter day”
Again, one of my favourite singer-songwriters. I can still remember my shock at learning of his death the very day I bought my first Croce album. It was 29th September 1973, and as I was walking [...]

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I was taken there in usual blog-serendipity mode while reading Amy Jo Kim. Definitely worth it. The SMS revenues piece alone made it worth while. So I’ve linked to it. Thank you Amy Jo and Ajit.

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That’s a quote from Wernher von Braun, and one of my favourites. This post was, yet again, triggered by one in Accidental Light, about choosing the least wrong. [And yet again, Malc, I should be co-commenting, I know, and I will be, soon. When I install it]
Investment in R&D is something very few people seem [...]

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