http://www.gyden.com Just another Blog By Arash Kardan Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you want to catch a glimpse of the future as it pertains to architecture, look no further than Dubai, U.A.E. This playground for the super-wealthy and incubator for futuristic and innovative design was the subject of a recent CBS Morning Show report. It focuses on the city’s astounding building ... http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/05/let%e2%80%99s-go-skiiing-in-dubai/ Who’s benefiting from the current economic meltdown? Karl Marx!  Call him the “comeback kid” of the current economic crisis. His works are selling in record numbers across Germany; publishers cannot reissue his works especially (Das Kapital) fast enough to keep up with the demand, as German universities have made him a prime topic of study ... http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/05/the-return-of-karl-marx-the-%e2%80%9ccomeback-kid%e2%80%9d-of-the-economic-crisis-2/ Obama’s ‘The Man,’ CBS’s Early Show Explores ‘How Cool is Obama?’ Viewers of CBS’s Early Show were treated to what almost seemed like a parody of Barack Obama’s mainstream media paparazzi fawning over the Democratic President-elect, as the show ran a report exploring the question of “How cool is Obama?” and ... http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/05/liberal-media-bias-the-worst-of-the-week-5/ I was pretty certain that Gov. Sarah Palin had clinched for the Dumbest Comment in Public Award for 2008 – no specific comment, mind; just about any one of her campaign rants was good for the prize. But at the last possible moment the palm was wrested from her grasp ... http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/05/the-dumbest-comment-in-public-award-for-2008-congrats-roland-burris-of-illinois/ In the world of education, science is in fashion. When people debate policy you don’t often hear them say “everyone knows that thus and so is true” but you frequently hear them say “the data indicate . . .” Although Americans are boosters of the scientific method, we are missing an essential ... http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/05/a-science-of-education-requires-explicit-goals-for-education/ Diane Keaton (b. January 5, 1946 in Los Angeles) has lived an incredibly vivid existence. She’s a brilliant actor who found success early. Her fashion sense is legendary and completely unlike anyone else’s. It’s exquisite in its myriad details. Diane possesses an effortless, idiosyncratic style. She can wear tuxedos, mens’ suits or ... http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/05/glamorous-excess-diane-keaton-happy-birthday/ Here noted geneticist Craig Venter, in a FORA.tv presentation, discusses his work mapping the human genome and categorizing new genes and species of microbes.  As he concludes about the writing of genetic codes, ”We don’t have to design life from scratch, we just have to design the software appropriately.”   For the “software creates the hardware” of life. http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/03/craig-venter-creating-artificial-life-%e2%80%9dhow-software-can-create-the-hardware-of-life%e2%80%9d/ “Baton Bunny” (1959), Bugs Bunny’s classic take on the art of the conductor, all set to a score from a full symphonic orchestra.    Each Saturday we highlight a humorous and sometimes poignant video, interview, comic, or skit concerning different professions, past and present.  From W.C. Fields to Rowan Atkinson, classic cartoons to Monty Python, secret tapings ... http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/03/conductors-the-britannica-blog-%e2%80%9cguide%e2%80%9d-to-careers/ Privacy may be a casualty of the 21st century. In the decade ahead, the growth of the Internet and a profusion of wireless devices will clash with our society’s capacity for — and tolerance of — surveillance. Many state and local governments in the United States already use the Web to better ... http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/02/forecast-1-everything-you-say-and-do-will-be-recorded-by-2030/ This week’s feature, Piggy Bank Job.  For full-screen viewing, click on the small black square to the right of the time counter. Get the Flash Player to see this videovar so = new SWFObject('http://media.videoart.net/version1/jscripts/mediaplayer.swf','mpl','470','400','9');so.addParam("allowfullscreen","true");so.addParam("AllowScriptAccess", "always");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");so.addVariable("file","http://media.videoart.net/version1/upload/clients/client13/subclient20/project16/piggyVP6_Lg.flv");so.addVariable("enablejs","true");so.addVariable("javascriptid","mpl");so.addParam("showicons","false");so.addParam("menu","false");so.addVariable("usecaptions","true");so.addVariable("showdownload","false");so.addVariable("streamscript ","");so.addVariable("autostart","true");so.addVariable("usefullscreen","true");so.addVariable("displayheight","380");so.addVariable("width","450");so.addVariable("showPlayListButtons","false");so.write("player"); Some background on this week’s feature:  Filmmaker: Omer Ariely Artist’s synopsis of film: “A cute 3D animated movie about a piggy ... http://www.gyden.com/2009/01/02/video-art-of-the-week-piggy-bank-job/