Participatory Medicine
In a retreat today and tomorrow with founders of a participatory medicine movement at Cook’s Branch near Houston. In participatory […]
Body, Community, Science, Social Media, Sustainability
Body, Consciousness, Futures
Transhuman Responses
Natasha Vita-More has guest edited the Metanexus Institute’s “GlobalSpiral.” She’s created a response to a “Special Issue on Transhumanism.” In
Events, News, Politics
Obama’s cloud
Read Write Web compares word clouds of Obama’s inaugural speech to those by Bush, Clinton, Reagan, and Lincoln. Interesting comparison.
Community, Politics
“All we say to America is be true to what you said on paper…”
“I have been to the mountaintop. I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life, longevity
Sustainability
Free Paper
We dropped by Flatbed Press last night for Annette Lawrence’s “Free Paper” exhibition, hosted by Austin Green Art. It was
Community
Ana Sisnett
I met Ana Sisnett just after she arrived in Austin in 1983. She was very smart and very kind, and
Consciousness
Resources for hacking consciousness
Clifford Pickover posted at Twitter the url for a very rich web site rich with resources for exploring consciousness… audio
Uncategorized
Cory Doctorow’s best practices
Cory Doctorow once told me he had a pile of book contracts and writing projects in queue, and I asked
Uncategorized
Whole Earth redux
I’m psyched to see that some, if not all, of the Whole Earth Catalog‘s archives have been published. Whole Earth
Global, Social Media
Truth to Power
Rebecca MacKinnon tweeted a pointer to Ai Weiwei’s Truth to Power, a Chinese blog. This links to an interview posted
Social Media
A pretty unlikely early adopter
Clay Shirky just got some interesting ink (to use a trad media term) in the Guardian UK, which compares him
Media
National Geographic: Best News Photos 2008
Though I’ve avoided year-end best-of lists – there’s just too many channels, and I’m trying to move on from 2008
Futures, Global
Bruce Sterling State of the World 2009
The annual State of the World conversation with Bruce Sterling, led by yours truly, is under way. You have to
Media
Ed Ward leaves Berlin
My pal and rock journalist extraordinaire, Ed Ward, is leaving Berlin and putting his Berlinbites blog to rest. He’s setting