Here’s the latest update on Negroponte’s One Laptop Per Child project (aka $100 laptop). It may have once dismissed the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Project as a “cheap gadget,” but Intel appears to have changed its mind. The company is now involved in talks to provide CPUs for the $100 (actually ~$175) systems. According… Continue reading OLPC Update: Intel and AMD Vying To Be The Chip Supplier For OLPC
Month: September 2007
Jatropha Picked Up By New York Times
Jatropha, a plant that can grow easily in tough environments and hailed as a huge potential breakthrough for biodiesel, was picked up by the New York Times. The article, focuses on the potential the plant has for transforming the economy of Mali. Most of the early buzz about the plant was dominated by the South… Continue reading Jatropha Picked Up By New York Times
Job Opening At Environmental Defense
Job posting for those of you interested in market-based solutions for environmental issues. Job: Major Gifts Officer(s) – San Francisco and Silicon Valley- (San Francisco and Silicon Valley Focus) BACKGROUND Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting environmental rights, and focuses on the right of all people to clean air, clean water, healthy food and flourishing… Continue reading Job Opening At Environmental Defense
Behavioral Economics Exploration Into Doing Good
Here’s some interesting weekend reading for you– The WSJ Blog points to research by Dan Ariely of MIT, Anat Bracha of Tel Aviv U, and Stephan Meier of the Fed on “how extrinsic incentives (such as cash or gifts) influence the effects of “image motivation†(looking good in public).” In one experiment they called “Click… Continue reading Behavioral Economics Exploration Into Doing Good