Saturday, February 25, 2006

Meeting Report "Tragedy of the Commons" on Saturday February 25

Larry's opening question was, name a favorite place, and if possible connect it to the ideas of "The Tragedy of the Commons." Here are some answers:
We got started talking about the tax base being a common and governmental projects being the sheep.

Don contributed his concerns that the minimum school expenditure per pupil in Illinois is too low. Here's a scholarly work on the experience in Michigan. National Center for Educational Statistics.

Myspace.com and craigslist.com were mentioned as examples of web "sites" with elements of the common phenomenon.

Old copies of Horticulture magazine (1984-2000) are offered for donation to a good home.

Larry wound up the discussion with the connection of "The Prisoner's Dilemma" to our theme. And, also it is an example of more complex use of gaming (than the bunny game). Game on-line.

Larry distributed copies of March of Folly from the library system to be read for our next meeting - no wonder you can't check one out! Ask Larry for a copy or you can get one cheap.

Ev was concerned about bicycle safety - in light of the recent death of a cyclist (and friend of ours) in Wilmette, and the serious accident last week in Evanston. Pioneer Press article.

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