Material for thought
Posted in philosophy on Nov 8th, 2009
- - - - Pain-free animals could take suffering out of farming, NewScientist – - - - Our daily bread documentary. Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming! – - - - Is this post about art, innovation, governance or philosophy? I let you decide…
Posted in art on Oct 27th, 2009
Nice video about a virtual building in Second Life called ‘Alexander Beach’. It was built as a place of gathering for students of the Princeton University. Looking at the forms of the building, very similar to what you can find in the state of the art architecture of the real world (e.g. on WAN), I [...]
Posted in philosophy on May 6th, 2009
In his book “Vinyl Leaves, Walt Disney World and America”, Stephen M. Fjellman analyses Disney World and how it incarnates a postmodern society based on consumerism. Here is a summary of his thoughts. In the introduction, Mr. Fjellman makes a reference to the book “Brave New World” from Aldous Huxley. The book describes an utopian [...]
Posted in innovation on Feb 1st, 2009
The purpose of the 2009 World economic forum was to “shape the post-crisis world”. It was obviously an overoptimistic goal, maybe in an attempt to sparkle optimism in a period of deceptiveness. But how to find solutions to problems such as the economy slow down, spreading illnesses, climate change? This is where creativity techniques can [...]
Posted in innovation on Jan 26th, 2009
The New London Architecture, at the Building centre, is an initiative that seeks to highlight the level of development either planned or currently underway in London. ”Digital Cities, London’s future” was their latest exhibition. It highlights some of the resources and technologies which designers can use in the development of the city and explores areas [...]
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