At the center of it all is this dazzling stadium, which is said to embody everything from China's muscle-flexing nationalism to a newfound cultural sophistication.
At the most cutting-edge retail stores—Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance—you don't go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay.
We must bring into full play the strength of China's cultural heritage and at the same time learn from and draw upon the fine achievements of other civilizations.
One of the interesting cultural transitions of early 19th century life, was that Germany gradually came to be seen as the most advanced philosophical nation.
Advanced monitoring techniques have enabled scientists to see what happens inside your head when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon.
But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the "teachable agent"— a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil.