InfoCompanions » Videoplay http://www.infocompanions.com Brain spasms of an enthusiast who loves to live at the intersection of business, innovation, process and technology Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:41:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Kwame Anthony Appiah and Golden Nugget Theory http://www.infocompanions.com/kwame-anthony-appiah-and-golden-nugget-theory/ http://www.infocompanions.com/kwame-anthony-appiah-and-golden-nugget-theory/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:58:20 +0000 Himanshu Sharma http://www.infocompanions.com/?p=387 Kwame Anthony Appiah was born in London, raised in Kumasi, Ghana, and educated at Bryanston School and Clare College, Cambridge, where he earned a Ph.D. in philosophy. A world traveler immersed in everything from ethics to racial identity, he has written often about Africans and African-Americans and has set his fiction in England and Italy.

In this video, takes to task the myths of Western culture and civilization, explaining the “Golden Nugget” theory and its five major errors. Get ready for his deconstruction of a monolith.

Also check out his article in “The Washington Post” titles, “If You Think Your Taxes Are Unjust, Just Think Again”. Chris Navin has a cool review from one of his NY Times articles… check it out at “Kwame Anthony Appiah In The NY Times: The New New Philosophy”

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]]> http://www.infocompanions.com/kwame-anthony-appiah-and-golden-nugget-theory/feed/ 0 Tibet – Technology Bridging the Divide http://www.infocompanions.com/tibet-technology-bridging-the-divide/ http://www.infocompanions.com/tibet-technology-bridging-the-divide/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:30:37 +0000 Himanshu Sharma http://www.infocompanions.com/?p=372 What are the first few words that come to your mind when you think of Tibet… spiritual and breathtakingly beautiful landscape? Disputed land? Watch Losang Rabgey share a “lesser known” side of Tibet, one where this ancient tribe of people want to participate in the new globalization as much as you or me. Those of you especially interested in stories where technology can act as a “bridge” to connect people and communities – this is a feast for the eyes and ears! Losang gives a brief demo of Tibetan Himalayan Digital Library, the first online gallery of contemporary Tibetan art, launched as part of the Machik, a non-profit organization working to develop new opportunities for education, capacity-building and innovation on the Tibetan plateau.

In Losang’s words, “Technology can flatten the world for local communities in disparate areas. These same people have other aspirations to be fully engaged in a globalized world but on their own terms as much as on the world’s terms. So if you would like to witness a small but ancient tribe of people move successfully past marginalization and into an empowered bright future, then I invite you to participate in a remarkable story that we hope has a sustainable future.”

Raised in Canada, Losang was recognized as an Emerging Explorer by the National Geographic for her innovative work in bridging cultural divides.

Connect with Losang on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Losang-Rabgey/549208134

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