Recollecting 2011
As 2011 is coming to its end, it is reminiscence time !
Google has provided a lovely zeitgeist presentation on youtube
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(more of Google's zeitgeist can be found here; sadly, long term address has not been created yet)
2011 has been a very interesting year (in the Chinese-curses meaning of the term) both politically and economically. I tend to agree with those who believe that 2011 was just the beginning and that we are within a historic era which can be paralleled to the 1848 spring of nations. While the political news of 2011 bore the possibility of freedom to millions, one cannot discuss economics with similar optimism. Sadly, it would appear that the summary of the economic side of 2011 teaches of more interesting events to come on 2012.
2011 was interesting in other ways as well:
May the year 2012 be one of peace and prosperity to everyone !
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Google has provided a lovely zeitgeist presentation on youtube
...
(more of Google's zeitgeist can be found here; sadly, long term address has not been created yet)
2011 has been a very interesting year (in the Chinese-curses meaning of the term) both politically and economically. I tend to agree with those who believe that 2011 was just the beginning and that we are within a historic era which can be paralleled to the 1848 spring of nations. While the political news of 2011 bore the possibility of freedom to millions, one cannot discuss economics with similar optimism. Sadly, it would appear that the summary of the economic side of 2011 teaches of more interesting events to come on 2012.
2011 was interesting in other ways as well:
- Wikipedia proves to be a useful way to check music events and news of 2011.
- Science had its own interesting stories this year. Some were amazing, like the experiment which demonstrated (twice) that neutrinos may have traveled faster than light (if true, that experiment does put the current physical framework into some kind of mayhem, which is always a possible stepping stone for the next great discovery). Others were sadder, like the choice of Geron, the world's former leader in Stem Cell research, to close that branch of its business. It may be that Geron's choice was purely based on financial motives, and it may also be that the future of Stem cell research is as bright as ever, but it is never a happy day when a prominent player in a field that is considered as a potential game changer quits. A more optimistic scientific event taking place this year was the discovery of the most earth-like possibly habitable planet. This may very well be one of those discoveries that future generations make into a real life asset.
- My personal favorite science news item of this year was the possible discovery of the legendary city of Atlantis, at long last. Now it only remains to be verified...
May the year 2012 be one of peace and prosperity to everyone !
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