Tag Archives: tech-culture

Made in MA, Bought by CA (E.g. “Get Lamp”)

Posted on October 21, 2010 by jlredford

One of the depressing things about the Massachusetts economy is how many startups here get bought up by firms from other states, particularly California.  Lots of good ideas start here, but move elsewhere before they scale up to significant size, … Continue reading →

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More Making, Less Financeering

Posted on October 10, 2010 by jlredford

There’s a nice profile (abstract here)  of the British inventor James Dyson in the Sep 20, ’10 issue of the New Yorker.  His eponymous vacuum cleaner has made him vastly wealthy (~$1.5B) for a refreshing reason – it’s a better … Continue reading →

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The Modern Alexandria?

Posted on September 30, 2010 by jlredford

What modern city would match Hypatia‘s Alexandria?  Not in the sense of being filled with murderous mobs, of course, but in terms of being a main repository of knowledge.

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Two Recent Science Movies You Probably Didn’t Get To See

Posted on September 21, 2010 by jlredford

… unless you live in an ultra-blue city.  They are Creation, about what made Darwin finish “On the Origin of Species”, and Agora, about the tragic end of the one of the last great intellectuals of the Classical era, Hypatia of … Continue reading →

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