Ignorance Edenic World

In a steady-state, Edenic world, such ignorance could be bliss. But Earth, peopled by people, is nothing like that. A decade ago, Wilson wrote in Science that one-fifth or more of all species might vanish within 30 years.
· Science [Harvard]

Ideas Libraries

BBC Online describes a new library in London that's calling itself an Idea Store:
The word library is set to fade from our vocabulary - but not because we've fallen out of love with books. Today's libraries are being made over as "idea stores", complete with cafés, crèches and multi-media offerings.
· Battles of Ideas [News]