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Freezing Wikipedia

Eric Jennings wrote 2 months ago: According to this news report, Wikipedia may “freeze” some of its encyclopedia entries t … more »

Tags: technology, social networking, Web 2.0, Wikipedia

The Very Best Diet, Part II

alison13 wrote 3 months ago: Last week I named the very best diet for weight loss as being one of low car use. That’s becau … more »

Tags: sustainability, simplicity, carbon footprint, Environment, Global Warming, 97215, Community, Entertainment, walking

Fellowship Factor (Studies in 1 John)

wdennisgriffith wrote 6 months ago: The word fellowship is common in Evangelical circles, as it is in academia and other areas. But it i … more »

Tags: Bible Studies, Jerry Bridges, church, Ecclesiology, Fellowship, Christian Fellowship, Fellowship with God, Christian Community, Robert Putnam

Mapping Mash-ups

Peter wrote 7 months ago:  I was listening to a podcast of WNYC’s Radio Lab from 2004 themed “Contact” and … more »

Tags: Useful Technologies, Useful Media, wnyc, Podcast, radio lab, Meetup.com, chihuahuas, Cambridge Community TV, CCTV

Amazing photo: Japanese not "Swimming Alone"?1 comment

socialcapital wrote 11 months ago: Americans may be Bowling Alone, but the Japanese (at least in this photo) are clearly not Swimming A … more »

Tags: social capital, Japan, Swimming

Coveting thy neighbor's investment decisions

socialcapital wrote 1 year ago: There’s a new, interesting paper that describes how we’re influenced by our social conne … more »

Tags: social capital, Robert Putnam, New York Times, Investing, Mark Hulbert, zoran ivkovich, scott weisbenner

New York after-school programs in crisis1 comment

socialcapital wrote 1 year ago: Robert Putnam has written about in Bowling Alone, just how critical extra-curriculars are to buildin … more »

Tags: Robert Putnam, New York Times, After School Programs, extracurricular programs

Deja Vu All Over Again: The happiness equivalent of marriage1 comment

socialcapital wrote 1 year ago: Nattavudh Powdthavee, a social economist at the U.K. university’s Institute of Education. publ … more »

Tags: freakonomics, happiness, Income, Marriage, powdthavee, Robert Putnam

NYT: "Hostile outlook may affect breathing": social capital responsible?

socialcapital wrote 1 year ago: “Hostile Outlook May Affect Breathing, Research Shows” (NYT Science Times, 6/19/07) Whi … more »

Tags: Charity, Giving, health, Hostility, New York Times, Robert Putnam, social capital, Socializing

Decline in America's happiness brought on by social capital drop4 comments

socialcapital wrote 1 year ago: Based on General Social Survey (GSS) gold-standard data from 1975-2004, Steven Bartolini and 2 other … more »

Tags: happiness

The Gilded Age redux1 comment

socialcapital wrote 1 year ago: In American Cities and the Great Divide (NYT, 5/22/07, Bob Herbert) describes how we’ve return … more »

Tags: civility, incivility, inequality, social capital


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