I appreciate Wellmon’s perspective in this article, especially how he insisted on a sort of reciprocity between people and technology. His rebuttal to Carr about Google making us stupider was well-put. And it really got me thinking about boundaries defining information. Though, in one sense I think he sort of glossed over that prior to mass print, people put more effort into maintaining strong memory skills. ... continue reading

I read about this too late to go see it but it’s a great idea. Seniors float above Montreal’s Quartier Latin – Montreal – CBC News ... continue reading

Photographs of housing in Hong Kong. The way these photos were framed, they hardly seem real. Hong Kong’s High-Density Housing & Cramped Living Conditions ... continue reading

I’ve read before about some theories that go a bit like rational argument serves more to reinforce ones pre-existing beliefs. This article is neat in how it sort of “tribalizes” rational argumentation. The article explains its point premised on how memory retrieval works but I think its explanation is incomplete in such a way that it leads to a conclusion, which might be a little broad or misleadi ... continue reading

This interview with Nobel-prize winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz, touches on what has changed or not changed in perspective with economic models after the recession. Though the discussion isn’t solely about the US, he mentions that the US has the biggest inequality of opportunity. Quite a strong statement to reflect on. Austerity, and a New Recession? ... continue reading

Exactly! Synesthetic Crayons ... continue reading

Classical music visualized as a roller coaster ride ... continue reading

Tantra Song: Rare 17th-Century Indian Paintings That Look Like 20th-Century Western Art ... continue reading

After Boing Boing reported that the Codex Seraphinianus was scanned and put online (albeit dubiously) now they’ve got a post about the complete Voynich Manuscript being scanned an put online too. This one is certainly past copyright. It’s a beautiful piece of work. From the site “Written in Central Europe at the end of the 15th or during the 16th century, the origin, language, and date of the Voyn ... continue reading

Synaesthesia is inheritable. Why Does Evolution Allow Some People to Taste Words? ... continue reading

I like this piece that puts pragmatic figures on the worth of space exploration. I think there are social and philosophical elements that should be profound enough to persuade for greater space exploration but that’s a harder path for convincing people. Why Spend on Space When Earth is in Turmoil? ... continue reading

We prefer what we expect according to this… when do we decide that something is going to be what we expected and take as preference? Also, I like how this article points out that people intentionally going outside of expectations are often the ones that stand out in history. Guest Blog: Confirmation Bias and Art ... continue reading

Jelly-like electronic memory developed. NCSU News :: NC State News and Information » Soft Memory Device Opens Door To New Biocompatible Electronics ... continue reading