Bureaucrats; discussants; climate-beating technologies; development lists; books save lives; Banksy and the Manganiyar Seduction: links I liked

Photos of bureaucrats at their desks around the world [h/t Chris Blattman]bureaucrats

Also from Chris Blattman, how to be a good discussant

Matthew Lockwood surveys the emerging technologies that give him most hope for beating climate change

Time for some development lists: Nancy Birdsall and Owen Barder give their top ten things to do now to speed up development

How libraries can save lives – World Book Day was on 4 March [h/t Rob Cornford]

And, just because I had a brilliant cultural weekend, here are my two top tips:

Best film: Exit through the Gift Shop. Banksy does for street art what Spinal Tap did for heavy metal

Best musical performance: The Manganiyar Seduction – if they come your way, check these guys out. Extraordinary,

March 9th, 2010 Posted in General

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