Monday, July 19, 2004

Ideas for Wednesday's Lecture

* Transmission, a novel by Hari Kunzru. Emphasizes interconnectedness of the global economy, and all the lunacy and chaos that ensues.

* Globalization and the promise of a more secure world due to rising prosperity.

* Conversely, terrorists use data networks to connect just as well as students in this class do.

* Book on globalization by Martin Wolf. link

* Diversity and Development report review.

* Punishing virus writers... link How much economic damage can one person cause in the modern world? How does this measure interconnectedness?

* Productivity fueled boom of the nineties... all due to networking and computer technology. Look at how it transforms business... ATMs, typesetters, now medical techs and computer programmers.

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