Posted in Ethics, Human Sciences, Media, Technology on Apr 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Here are a couple of articles I have come across in the past few days, that I thought you might find interesting:
Yes, Looks Do Matter: A social-scientific take on Susan Boyle. (If you missed all the brouhaha about Susan Boyle, check out this video.)
Twilight: The Hidden Market
I have been sort of avoiding Twilight, but this [...]
Posted in Natural Sciences, Technology on Apr 21st, 2009 2 Comments »
MSN posted an article on the 20 most important inventions of the next ten years today. Although I didn’t quite understand all of them (in part, because I had a hard time imagining them), it did make me think that these are excellent examples of how science involves creativity. I mean, how do you think [...]
Posted in Emotion, Ethics, Technology on Mar 11th, 2009 2 Comments »
A number of articles you mind find interesting:
Since we have been talking about belief and superstition in relation to the “Darwin’s God” article, this piece on Elf Detection 101 struck me as rather intriguing.
I also came across “Tag, You’re It“, which reminded me of the G-Block presentation on “The Human Circus”.
And finally, a piece that is [...]
Posted in Media, Technology on Feb 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Once upon a time….
the internet in 1996 (aka “World Wide Web”)
(When did you first start using the net? Me: in 1998.)
And, going somewhat more into the future: Can Newspapers Survive?
Posted in Ethics, Natural Sciences, Technology on Dec 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
I found this article rather worth reading today, as it raised some very challenging questions – that, according to the writer – we haven’t even yet started thinking about.
Posted in Emotion, Language, Technology on Dec 9th, 2008 No Comments »
The computer mouse is celebrating its fortieth birthday. Seems hard to believe, doesn’t it? The BBC also published another article, detailing the technological advances ever since the mouse was invented – it’s gone from wood mouse to touch pad. At this point in time computer developers are working with so-called “gestural computer mechanisms like touch [...]
Posted in Math, Natural Sciences, Religion, Sense Perception, Technology on Sep 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Every day I peruse newspapers and magazines online, just to keep myself properly informed about happenings in the world. Frequently I encounter articles for ToK – and quite often these relate to the sciences. There are many, many absolutely intriguing articles on scientific progress out there and I would highly recommend you start reading some [...]
