"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein
What happens when “life as we know it” becomes a series of occasions to collect, analyze, and use data to determine what’s true, opportune, or even right to do? According to Luke Dormehl, much more than we bargained for.
It’s clear that our media today capture and contain authorial presence with unprecedented levels of abundance. But the total recall and total information awareness that characterize these interactions are further complicated by the focalizing powers of hashtags, filters, and notifications."
"This is not like any other place."
Of course, one need only visit the latest round of Facebook infographics to know that statisticulation is a robust art.
In story after story, technology stands in as a focus for our fears for our daughters (as well as our desire to control them).
The quantum mechanics of family life
Is technology quietly deskilling, and dehumanizing, us?
Stephen Hawking teaches us how human beings make science together.
Magic’s unintended consequences.
Jhave on "Pry," an interactive multimedia fiction — an iOS app by Tender Claws, the duo Danny Cannizzaro and Samantha Gorman.
Temma Ehrenfeld on Joshua Wolf Shenk's "Powers of Two": Creative work is in any case rough, and two are better than one.
"Like a real marshmallow, like any of the temptations offered children in his now-famous experiment, Mischel’s new book — The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control — is a trigger for our desire."
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