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Air_ray, modelled on the manta ray, is a remote-controlled hybrid construction consisting of a helium-filled ballonet and a beating wing drive. Its lightweight design enables it to “swim” in the sea of air using the lift from the helium in a similar way to the manta ray in water. Propulsion is achieved by a beating…
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BOMB Magazine: Duane Michals by David Seidner
BOMB Magazine: Duane Michals by David Seidner
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antipodium: ANTIPODIUM How To Affect Robots and Influence People, Spring Summer 2013, Mood Board Emotions for Affective Computing
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Different Cultures, Different Selves
shrinkrants: From The New York Times: (via 3quarksdaily) A group of students at Cornell, born in Asia but raised in the United States by immigrant parents, were instructed to keep a diary. They struggled to recall the events of their own daily lives when they were later quizzed about them, remembering fewer details about their experiences than…
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We Aren’t the World
We Aren’t the World xtianw: The test that Henrich introduced to the Machiguenga was called the ultimatum game. The rules are simple: in each game there are two players who remain anonymous to each other. The first player is given an amount of money, say $100, and told that he has to offer some of…
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emergentfutures: Inside Gatorade’s Social Media Command Center In the realm of marketing, Gatorade is probably best known for splashy commercials featuring some of the world’s most famous athletes. However, a new effort behind the scenes of the PepsiCo-owned sports drink maker is putting social media quite literally at the center of the way Gatorade approaches…
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bengriswold: Architecture from the Inside Out: From the Body, the Senses, the Site and the Community Karen A. Franck Introducing a basis for design that transcends fixed notions of style and emerging technologies, this book emphasizes feeling, moving and the experiential. Since the book’s initial publication in 2000, architects and writers have been drawn to…
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cinoh: i found an interesting article when researching the edits done by joseph beuys on the term flux. above: manifesto 1970, joseph beuys *original written 1963, george maciunas posted by gretchen booth.
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shrinkrants: “SPEAK UP, EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS.” OPINION Whither Moral Courage? By SALMAN RUSHDIE Published: April 27, 2013 WE find it easier, in these confused times, to admire physical bravery than moral courage — the courage of the life of the mind, or of public figures. A man in a cowboy hat vaults a fence to…
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Always on device cameras in our future. (via MediaPost Publications Eye Tracker Finds Which Ads Actually Stick, Pushes ‘Cost-Per-Visual’ As New Madison Avenue Currency 04/22/2013)