Wright's Law Edges Out Moore's Law in Predicting Technology Development - IEEE Spectrum

Wright's Law Edges Out Moore's Law in Predicting Technology Development - IEEE Spectrum: Wright’s Law (1936). “We learn by doing.” The cost of a unit decreases as a function of the cumulative production.

Does Quantum Physics Make it Easier to Believe in God? | Big Questions Online

Does Quantum Physics Make it Easier to Believe in God? | Big Questions Online: If, on the other hand, we accept the more traditional understanding of quantum mechanics that goes back to von Neumann, one is led by its logic (as Wigner and Peierls were) to the conclusion that not everything is just matter in motion, and that in particular there is something about the human mind that transcends matter and its laws. It then becomes possible to take seriously certain questions that materialism had ruled out of court: If the human mind transcends matter to some extent, could there not exist minds that transcend the physical universe altogether? And might there not even exist an ultimate Mind?

Africa Progress Panel calls on African governments to drive towards MDGs | Global development | guardian.co.uk

Africa Progress Panel calls on African governments to drive towards MDGs | Global development | guardian.co.uk: With the Arab spring very much in mind, the report carried stark warnings about the chasm between rich and poor. The panel said Africa's wealth disparities are among the biggest in the world. In China, where rising inequality is seen as a threat to social stability and future growth, the Gini index is 42. But 24 African countries show higher inequality scores. In Mozambique, Kenya and Zambia, the Gini coefficient is between 45 and 55, while in Botswana and South Africa it is above 60.

Africa's millions of young people must add up to demographic dividend | Linah Mohohlo | Global development | guardian.co.uk

Africa's millions of young people must add up to demographic dividend | Linah Mohohlo | Global development | guardian.co.uk: If we can get this right and harness the incredible creativity, energy and innovation in our young people, we can reap a fantastic demographic dividend. But it is not guaranteed.