The Ultimate Machine by Claude Elwood Shannon
The uncomfortable project.
Date:Ongoing Design: by kkstudio
KK decided to create and design for all the wrong reasons. Vindictive and nasty? Or a helpful study of everyday objects?
The goal is to re- design useful objects making them uncomfortable but usable and maintain the semiotics of the original item.
Language as a Window into Human Nature
by Steven Pinker
Day 9, On the Psychology of Conformity
Human beings are social animals; we move, feel, think, and believe in groups. These groups behave in accordance with consistent dynamical rules that can be observed in experiments such as the ones described in this video. It is vitally important for anyone who considers themselves intelligent to examine and evaluate the influences on their thoughts. These influences are considerable, powerful, and frequently subtle. They are not always bad, but they are always there.
ALWAYS QUESTION ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS QUESTION
Source: spatialwarp
“Tape Recorders” (2011) by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Lain McGilchrist explains the ‘divided mind’
“The Einstein Theory of Relativity” is a silent animated film made in 1923 that tried to explain Einstein’s work to the general public. (Source: Boing Boing)
Dopamine and reward systems
Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University
happy nu ears
I would like to thank each individual atom and the many matters they make up, especially the cells they have formed which in turn make up the tissue that make up the organs that make up the systems that make up the individuals. I would like to thank the entire eco system in place between my families and friends that are made up of these ‘individuals’ and the overall hive mind (both analogue and digital). Most of all I would like to thank myself for housing my mind and allowing me to think that I think(at least I think it allows me to think I think) and I would like to really show it my appreciation for withstanding all the abuse I give it by offering up to the year ahead. Do with me what thou wilt. Let that be the whole of the law.
Hap Nu Ear
Much love bretheren
