Re: some more nuanced thoughts on SWARTZ

2011-07-26 Thread Rama Hoetzlein
You may be interest in this series of videos by Al Bartlett, especially part 2: http://www.albartlett.org/presentations/arithmetic_population_energy_video1.html People use their education for good and bad. The common view is good education improves quality of life, reduces birth rate, solves pro

Re: some more nuanced thoughts on SWARTZ

2011-07-26 Thread Rama Hoetzlein
ect is that it dissuades hardworking, talented, but disadvantaged individuals. Rama Hoetzlein On 7/26/2011 7:34 AM, Keith Sanborn wrote: >It's actually worse than that: academic journals in my limited experience >refuse to pay any rights for images and the writer of an article (at le

Re: Statement in relation to the outlawing of the Copenhagen Free University: All power to the free universities of the future

2011-06-23 Thread Rama Hoetzlein
In general, I agree about the Scandinavian education. That is why I work here. However, there may be some tendency toward a more capitalist model due to international pressure, and I am concerned how the culture responds to this. Of course, I don't know enough yet to know how it will respond. Ram

Re: Statement in relation to the outlawing of the Copenhagen Free University: All power to the free universities of the future

2011-06-21 Thread Rama Hoetzlein
rsity", but I do not call it that.. I just call it thinking sometimes : ) Best, Rama Hoetzlein Dept. of Architecture and Media Technology Aalborg University at Copenhagen The Free U Resistance Committee of June 18 2011. Practicalities in Denmark: Please send a mail to the Minister of Scienc