Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Underground Case for Public Transport, Civic Values

UNDERGROUND OVERGROUND: A Passenger’s History of the Tube, by Andrew Martin, Profile Books, 304pp. Reviewed: 25 August 2012 The public transport system of a city tells you a lot about the civic culture of the place. To use public transport

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A New US-China balance, up for negotiation

THE CHINA CHOICE: Why America should Share Power, by Hugh White, Black Inc.,190pp. Reviewed: 11 August 2012 Hugh White is ANU Professor of Strategic Studies and one of the heavyweights of Australian strategic policy discussion, but this book barely touches

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Things a post-Singularity spime should know..

64 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW FOR THEN How to Face the Digital Future Without Fear by Ben Hammersley Hodder & Stoughton,434pp. Reviewed: 4 August 2012 I suppose the future has always been alarming for those who thought much

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