Weekly Filet #123: Data Will Help Us. And more.
This week's top recommendation
«A brief manifesto about the promise and perils of data» is what Jonathan Harris calls his work, comissioned by The New York Times. It does a good job highlighting the many ways data can and will improve our lives (and already does), while at the same time showing to opposite side of the coin. In the wake of the NSA-revelations, the dark side of data has taken center stage and some have argued that limiting our use of data should be the answer. This manifesto is a great reminder not to forget about either side.
→ Data Will Help Us (Jonathan Harris)
Further recommendations
A nice collection of business wisdoms. My favourite: «My best entrepreneurial advice is to start».
→ Startup Quotes (Startup Vitamins)
Good read. «It is a paradox: our ever-growing productivity and our more insecure lives. Our understanding of economics is stuck in the past, in a world of scarcity.»
→ Post-Scarcity Economics by Tom Streithorst (L.A. Review of Books)
I haven't yet made up my mind whether the band name or the sound is better. Both are great.
→ This is your captain speaking (Soundcloud)
Fascinating image series from the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. No. 22, wow!
→ FINA World Aquatics Championships (Big Picture)