Tag Archives: Culture

We’re building a dystopia just to make people click on ads

Posted on July 29, 2018 by agogo22

We’re building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci. In an eye-opening talk, she details how the same algorithms companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon use to get you to click on ads are … Continue reading →

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A cellular biologist animates the life cycle of HIV in this hypnotic video

Posted on July 29, 2018 by agogo22

While the musical soundtrack is wholly a product of the imagination, everything else in this spellbinding animation of the HIV virus — created by Janet Iwasa — was based on the findings of researchers. University of Utah cellular biologist Janet … Continue reading →

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Music and emotion through time

Posted on July 28, 2018 by agogo22

In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix.

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Botanical: A Collection of Impressionistic Plant Specimens Captured Against Greenhouse Glass

Posted on July 28, 2018 by agogo22

Samuel Zeller began photographing greenhouses in 2015 after making a spontaneous trip to the Jardin d’hiver on his way home from work in Geneva, Switzerland. He was instantly fascinated by the blurred quality of the botanical specimens when gently pressed … Continue reading →

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Six Things Everyone Should Know About Quantum Physics

Posted on July 27, 2018 by agogo22

Quantum physics can be intimidating, but if you keep these six key concepts in mind, you should be able to improve your understanding of it. Source: Six Things Everyone Should Know About Quantum Physics

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TED Ed Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics – Chad Orzel

Posted on July 27, 2018 by agogo22

One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time. But how did physicists arrive at this mind-boggling … Continue reading →

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There Is No Such Thing as Unconscious Thought – Nautilus

Posted on July 27, 2018 by agogo22

The great French mathematician and physicist Henri Poincaré (1854–1912) took a particular interest in the origins of his own astonishing creativity. His achievements were impressive: His work profoundly reshaped mathematics and physics—including laying crucial foundations for Einstein’s theory of relativity … Continue reading →

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How architecture helped music evolve

Posted on July 27, 2018 by agogo22
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Carbon Copy: A Glitched Vintage Plymouth Stands on End in a Canadian Parking Lot – Colossal

Posted on July 26, 2018 by agogo22

Calgary-based artists Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett (previously) create large, public installations that invite people to engage in a shared experience. Their latest work cruised into Edmonton’s Brewery District late last month—a blue 1988 Plymouth Caravelle balanced perfectly on its … Continue reading →

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Climate change/global warming course correction: It’s incumbent on us to get this right

Posted on July 26, 2018 by agogo22

Getting right to the point, if you are of the position – as many people are – that climate change (CC) and/or global warming (GW) are real and humans are to blame, do you agree that is it incumbent on us … Continue reading →

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