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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Apophenia
am I an academic?
academia (n.): The academic world or community; scholastic life. academic (n.): 1. An ancient philosopher of the Academy. 2. A member of a college or university...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Newspapers Colluding, Surviving
In Techdirt. Interesting piece on the survival of newspapers. Including the use of acts of congress to remove collusion penalties and the use of payment walls....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Roof Tile Solar Panels
A nice idea, no mention of cost. Would like to see the idea played out broadly.
From Putting People First
The lost art of reading
David L. Ulin, book editor of the Los Angeles Times, argues that the relentless cacophony that is life in the 21st century can make settling in with a book difficult...
From Putting People First
Ideas for thought from the Symposium for the Future
The New Media Consortium is hosting a Symposium for the Future October 27-29 that will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Augmented Reality on the iPhone
The idea continues to creep forward. I had an accidental introduction to it recently at the beach doing some star watching. An application called Star Walk lets...
From Putting People First
Reading bar codes with mobile phones
Although it is more of a technical discussion, this article by The Economist is a worthwhile read as it describes quite well how a new way to deliver information...
From Putting People First
Phones and farmers
Abdul Bayes, professor of economics at Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh, has written a nice article in the Daily Star newspaper where he condenses some recent...
From Putting People First
A short manifesto on the future of attention
Author and journalist Michael Erard has published a short manifesto on the future of attention: “Now we have a wide-ranging discussion about what is and what can’t...
From Putting People First
Data visualization: stories for the Information Age
Business Week explores how artists and designers are turning to data visualization to interpret the deluge of information around us. “For artists and designers...
From Putting People First
Are we ready for the Autonomous Age?
The UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering recently published a discussion document (pdf) on the social, legal and ethical issues surrounding the development and use...
From Putting People First
A plea for more critical thinking in design, please
John Barratt, president and CEO of Teague, reflects in a guest post on Fast Company on the fact that critical thinking in design is largely absent. “For reasons...
From Putting People First
Where tech and philosophy collide
BBC News reports on the inaugural meeting of the London Futurist and Transhumanist Group. “While futurism involves trying to predict how technology will evolve...
From Putting People First
Alice Rawsthorn about
Alice Rawsthorn, the design critic of the International Herald Tribune/New York Times, approached the topic of co-design last week: “We can now
From The Eponymous Pickle
Stone Skipping at the Shore
Recently had a delightful week at the beach. As I have a number of times I took along James Trefil's book: A Scientist at the Seashore. Its a fun book if you want...
From The Eponymous Pickle
HEMA Product Page
A colleague sends along a link to the Dutch department store HEMA. A fun bit of flash. Wait for it to develop.
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Scifi book recommendations from my summer list: Reynolds, Hamilton and Weber
Currently, I am finishing off
From The Eponymous Pickle
Virtual Worlds for Training
An area that I always thought made lots of sense, yet I have yet to see an example of where it works effectively. Using Virtual worlds for training, a case study...
From Putting People First