WITH THOUGHTS OF THE 2009 Internet in Education Conference still fresh in my brain, I flicked through the Sunday newspapers in Ireland while making a Qik Clip of the Sunday Times. There are positive thoughts arising about "the new capitalism" and a series of business features make easy reading. [1] In recessionary times, you can detect the businesses that will succeed. A full page shakes off hereditarianism in terms of children's IQs. [2] More and more Irish people are changing their official identity, something I've seen even in the small town of Cashel. [3] If you want to see what people are thinking about when times are tough, Google's zeitgeist will tell you it's information related to clothes swaps, stew and cheap holidays. [4]
Several business analysts think green shoots in Ireland are a long way away. [5] The idea that the web is revolutionising our lives is not only wrong but dangerous, warns Bryan Appleyard. [6] The Times' writers cite several authors of new books, and they deserve blog posts of their own.
1. Matthew Lynn -- "Arising out of the ashes" in the Business Features section of the Sunday Times, 17 May 2009.
2. John-Paul Flintoff -- "How to make your child more intelligent" in the Sunday Times, 17 May 2009.
3. Colin Coyle -- "Surge in deed poll name changes" in the News section of the Sunday Times, 17 May 2009.
4. James Ashton -- "Google's search for a crisis fix" in the Sunday Times, 17 May 2009.
5. Constantin Gurdgiev -- "It's a long, long road to recovery" in the Business Analysis section of the Sunday Times, 17 May 2009.
6. Bryan Appleyard -- "Break free of this world wide delusion" in the Sunday Times, 17 May 2009.
