clean water projects
Subject: clean water projects
From: Jonathan Farley <lattice.theory@gmail.com>
Date: 5/9/10, 19:10
To: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>

Hi,
I actually have no practical skills, unfortunately.  There is a way to use mathematics to find equitable ways of sharing water resources amongst different groups, since water can be a source of conflict.

My brother has ideas for how Third World countries can develop with old technology.

But I don't see a connection between media and giving people in the Third World access to clean water.

Regards,
Jonathan



On 9 May 2010 20:48, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
Jonathan-

Not sure if I mentioned that Project PM will be implementing a charitable trust as a means of demonstrating the superior efficiency of online collaborative networks in general and our particular network schematics in particular. We'll be focusing on sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa, probably with an emphasis on clean water projects but also educational programs as well. I've got several people working on the problem now and wanted to see if you'd be interested in working with them on developing ideas; although my knowledge of mathematics is spare, I understand that you have experience in applying higher math to practical problems, so perhaps your expertise in that regard could be useful in terms of figuring out what methods would provide the greatest improvements at the lowest costs? At any rate, you're welcome to propose any ideas you may have in this regard. Let me know if this particular sub-project interests you, in which case I'll invite you to a shared Google document we're using for now as a scratch pad. Later, the governing network will oversee all of these things, perhaps electing members to serve on committees set up for the purpose. Let me know what you think.