Alan Krueger mattered

Comment on Alan Krueger and Jitka Maleckova , “ Education , Poverty , and Terrorism : Is There a Causal Connection ? ”

The opinions of several Nobel Peace Prize winners on the root causes of terrorism were described Laureates quoted highlight the role of low education and poverty in terrorism: " What is it that seduces some young people to terrorism? It simplifies things. The fanatic has no questions, only answers. Education is the way to eliminate terrorism. " (Elie Wiesel) " If the mind is more open, that wil...

How functional programming mattered

10 stories that mattered: Dec. 6-12.

• Ontario’s health care system will saddle the province with a $1.19-trillion tax burden due to increased costs over the next 50 years, the C.D. Howe Institute reported. The think tank urged the province to control costs by switching from an agebased drug plan to an income-based one, and expanding the role of less costly health workers, such as nurses and pharmacists. • Two violent attacks on h...

Designing as if trust mattered

Historically, builders of CSCW tools have not focused on the creation of trust among users as a critical design goal. Yet, high levels of trust produce a number of benefits, including reduced coordination and communication costs. These benefits are particularly salient and desirable for geographically distributed workers. Therefore, to the extent that support for geographically distributed work...

How many were there when it mattered

Size matters, particularly in demonstrations. A demonstration is in support of a movement or a cause. The movement has a number of sympathisers. The perceived number of sympathisers is important. If it is seen to be large, then it becomes easier to recruit others to the cause, and to persuade inactive sympathisers to join the demonstrations. Also, if the movement numbers are large then it is mo...