A new series on life as an Eco Fin student. Tohm Curtis Week #1 Welcome to the School of Thumbs: From the outset, what strikes me most is the recurring battle between standardisation & scepticism as befits education. Most of education is about standardisation, and the ‘Great Intellectual Fraud’ of the Bell Curve. VCE/HSC/SATs are all about normally distributing a … Read More
Pacific Resource Issues
Read this innovative Helo Magazine interview. As a crisis journalism magazine, we were interviewed via a skype roundtable chat session: Part of the intro states: Can Pacific peoples bridge the world’s chasm between understanding cause and effect of climate change as well as coconut colonialism? Paradise, blue water, blue skies, abundant marine life, smiling faces, bible harmonies, simple lives, and … Read More
The Communication in Commons
photo credit: NomadicLass Renegade Economists Podcast 131 As broadcast on Wed March 10th, 2010 on 3CR Subscribe to the podcast Show Notes: The Communication in Commons: Natalie Pang, Visiting Research Fellow, Nanyang Technology Co Uni (Singapore) discusses the evolution of the digital commons and what access issues we must be aware of. Read more of her excellent work: Wiki on … Read More
Drip Drip Land Supply
photo credit: waferboard Land in Short Supply in Perth The Urban Development Institute says there are currently fewer than 1400 blocks of land for sale in Perth. .. But, the Real Estate Institute believes there are a lot of speculators sitting on land waiting for prices to improve before releasing them for sale. The UDIA is concerned that with 1200 … Read More
DJ Spooky on the Renegades
Renegade Economists Podcast 130 As broadcast on the mighty 3CR – Wed March 03, 2010 Subscribe to the podcast Show Notes – ‘All Puns Intended’ Internationally acclaimed multimedia artist Paul Millar (DJ Spooky) discusses his Nauru Elegies project. Hear with interest how Nauru, the modern day equivalent of Easter Island, has overexploited its resource base. Neo-colonial resource stripping amidst poor … Read More