Tag Archives: prizes

The audacity of… wonder?

Posted on 6 December 2009 by dlhitzeman

Over the weekend, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conducted an interesting crowd-sourcing exercise wherein it challenged people to locate ten red balloons scattered across the United States and report their locations back to DARPA. A team led by … Continue reading →

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A prize does not bring peace

Posted on 9 October 2009 by dlhitzeman

There will be a lot of people who want to use the Nobel Committee’s awarding of the Peace Prize to Barack Obama as proof of something. Those who support Obama will claim that it is an award that proves Obama’s … Continue reading →

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