Gerry Nagtzaam (Monash): The International Whaling Commission and the Elusive Great White Whale of Preservationism. For advice about life after graduation, students at Worcester Polytechnic wanted to hear from peak oil scholar Richard Heinberg instead of Exxon’s CEO — here’s what he told them. A review of Immortality and the Law: The Rising Power of the American Dead by Ray Madoff. It’s the principles, stupid! Karsten Weber on why we shall try to find general principles in intercultural information ethics and not stop with cultural particularities. Look at the world through the eyes of a fool: An interview with Stewart Brand. What do CEOs get up to all day? A new study of how CEOs allocate their time yields some surprising results. Books about the Third Reich throng the British bestseller lists, but is it a matter of genuine historical interest or odd fetish? A review of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Junk Food, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity and Gambling Feel So Good by David J. Linden. Drones are ready for takeoff: Will unmanned aerial vehicles — drones — soon take civilian passengers on pilotless flights?
