“Little Wing” – Cassandra Wilson

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And a longer vibe here: Cassandra Wilson & David Murray Black Saint Quartet – Jazz a Vienne Live (2007)

CASSANDRA WILSON – voix
DAVID MURRAY – saxophone ténor, clarinette basse
LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST – piano
JARIBU SHAHID – basse
MARK JOHNSON – batterie

Track List:
1. Banished
2. The Prophet Of Doom
3. Africa
4. Let The Music Take You
5. Sacred Ground

“Space Oddity” – Chris Hadfield

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A revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Canadian, Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.

With some photography, also by Commander Hadfield:

And a series of SoundCloud recordings of various activities on the space station, recorded by Hadfield for the benefit of blind followers of the space programme:

“Disrupting the status quo: from economic growth to social progress” – Michael E Porter

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Michael Porter’s speech from the Opening Plenary of the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship  in Oxford, United Kingdom - April 10, 2013. 


Michael E. Porter is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School and Chair of their programme for newly appointed CEOs of multibillion dollar corporations. He is a leading authority on company strategy, the competitiveness of nations and regions, and strategic approaches to societal problems. The author of 19 books and numerous articles, and a seven-time winner of the McKinsey Award for best Harvard Business Review article of the year, Professor Porter is the most cited author in business and economics.