And if so, why aren’t there more places to play large, public games?
Category: ideas
New Print Books Control The Internet
“The physical book controls the webpage via embedded chips. When a page in the book is turned, the webpages online turn as well; tapping on graphics in the book allows readers to interact with them on screen.”
Under 40? You’re A ‘Post-9/11’ Artist (Even If You Don’t Mean To Be)
A show at the Smithsonian asks a bigger question about the generation that came of age just after the 9/11 attacks.
Do Birds Hold Funerals?
Well, it depends on what exactly one means by “funeral”, but they do respond in groups to the death of their fellows.
‘Cognitive Science Safaris’: Candid Camera As Psychology Experiment
“In one test, a man asked a passerby for directions. Then [researcher Tom] Stafford arranged for a full-size wooden door to be lugged between them. During that brief instant, the man seeking directions was replaced – by a very different looking, much shorter person.”
An Evolutionary Explanation For The Placebo Effect
“New evidence from a computer model offers a possible evolutionary explanation, and suggests that the immune system has an on-off switch controlled by the mind.”
Does Internet Addiction Diminish The Creative Mind?
Freedom © and SelfControl© are computer applications that can be downloaded and configured to increase productivity by blocking access to the internet.
Feeling Drained Of Creativity? Do Something Insanely Boring
“Putting a difficult problem in the back of your mind won’t, by itself, lead to creative thinking. The key seems to be performing some simple chore while it’s lodged there.”
What Does It Mean To Be A 21st-Century Critic?
The idea of “objectivity” is over: Embedded criticism means nursing a project through its development – and writing publicly about that development.
Is There A Gene For Internet Addiction? (Maybe Not)
“German scientists find ‘internet-addiction gene’,’ said a headline on a German news site last week. Another site reported that scientists have ‘nailed down the gene responsible for internet addiction.’ Is it true? No, but its falseness is interesting for what it says both about the nature of our addictions and about how scientific researchers sometimes help journalists sensationalize research.”