About important records being transcribed, long ago, in order to have copies in Canada. Now these archived copies are being digitized (copied). The existence of these copies tell us a lot about a distinct portion of history that wouldn’t be captured from the originals. I’m fascinated at how we value the copies, and curious about what may follow this next generation of copies. Borrowing the Blocks: Nat ... continue reading

Did We Just Find a Cool Trillion Dollars for Green Energy Projects? by Daniel Kammen and Felix Kramer « The Berkeley Blog ... continue reading

I followed the sample to listen to one of these, which tells a tiny synopsis of the country. This is such a good idea, I wonder if some had music too. Talking stamps: Tiny vinyl record postage stamps that were playable, 1972 ... continue reading

This reminded me of John Livingston (http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2007/04/08/the_greatest_environmentalist_youve_never_heard_of.html). Anyone thinking about conservation or its arguments ought to check out the John A. Livingston Reader http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_John_A_Livingston_Reader.html?id=WyMNGHanMOsC&redir_esc=y Green modernism would kill off the wilderness –“ Brandon Keim &# ... continue reading

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Excellent project: Future Library. A forest was planted in Norway to supply paper for books that will be added to a library in 100 years. Every year from now ’till then, a writer will provide a new text for the library, which will be published in 2114. The project is the brainchild of artist, Katie Paterson, and I read about it in this CBC article about Margaret Atwood (the first author to provide a text for ... continue reading

The last paragraph of this article nails it. Why we can’t wage war on drugs –“ Mike Jay –“ Aeon ... continue reading

I just came across this site called ReadUps.com, which facilitates people reading together. It looks like you load an e-book, then invite people, and you end up reading at the same time with the ability to comment/discuss portions as you read. I’m not sure how I feel about this yet but I’d be curious to try it out. Seems like it’d have some good uses in an educational setting too. ReadUps ... continue reading

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Go polymath Anyone can learn to be a polymath –“ Robert Twigger –“ Aeon ... continue reading

I feel like if nefariousism was a word, it would describe activities undertaken to produce things such the TPP. Canadian Library Association | TPP Negotiations as Backdoor to Changing Canada’s Copyright Laws. ... continue reading

From Facebook’s emotional contagion experiment, this person calls out the influence that technical systems, which we use to communicate, has on our collective knowledge. This reminded me of a conversation my wife and I were having the other day. She was marvelling at how nice it was to see people from totally different worlds (in terms of our social spheres) discussion a topic of shared interest, which prio ... continue reading

I recognize this experience. Nice read on it. The terror and the bliss of sleep paralysis –“ Karen Emslie –“ Aeon ... continue reading