Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Science of Dubstep | James Humberstone | TEDxOxford

The theme for TEDxOxford in 2016 was “find X”. In his talk “the Science of Dubstep”, James Humberstone proposes that if this and future generations are going to “find X”, every nation needs to revolutionise education and develop cohorts of … Continue reading

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A different way to visualize rhythm – John Varney

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-different… In standard notation, rhythm is indicated on a musical bar line. But there are other ways to visualize rhythm that can be more intuitive. John Varney describes the ‘wheel method’ of tracing rhythm and uses it … Continue reading

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Colour Mixing: The Mystery of Magenta

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It could happen here: How China’s social credit system demonstrates the future of social control in smart cities – Boing Boing

Adam Greenfield (previously) is one of the best thinkers when it comes to the social consequences of ubiquitous computing and smart cities; he’s the latest contributor Ian Bogost’s special series on “smart cities” for The Atlantic (previously: Bruce Sterling, Molly Sauter). … Continue reading

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The Maya Café – A Secret Getaway

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Originally posted on CariocaNow – RioDeJaneiroNow:
The Maya Café is a cute coffee shop, where the locals meet. Although close to Flamengo and Botafogo and the Christ statue of course, it’s located in Laranjeiras, a little off the beaten track,…

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“And now we are plastic”

Originally posted on HSP :
? The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester is in the middle of displaying its “And Now We Are Plastic” exhibition.  I spoke to Peter Nwabuokei- a young curator for the exhibition about the concept of this…

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Dream Catchers and How They Originated

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The Birth of House & Acid House

Originally posted on words by watts:
House music grew out of the disco movement of the early 1980s, with club DJ Frankie Knuckles being widely credited as helping to establish the genre. It was during his tenure as musical director…

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Photobook: Thomas Paine’s Writing Table, Lock of Hair, and Death Mask at the People’s History Museum, Manchester, England

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Scrub Transmissions No.2

Originally posted on Adventures in Political Landscapes:
The Scrub Transmissions series is an occasional installation project run by Julie Campbell aka LoneLady, in which she ‘cements an MP3 device into the fabric of a structure, somewhere in the city or…

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