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explore-blog: “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change,” researcher-storyteller Brené Brown famously said. In her absolutely fantastic TED 2012 talk, a complement to her equally eloquent 2010 talk on vulnerability, she digs deep into the unspoken epidemic of shame and the spectrum of broken behavior it engenders. Brown’s book, The Gifts of Imperfection, is a must-read. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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“For decades the military has been using video-game technology,” says Nina Huntemann, associate professor of communication and journalism at Suffolk University in Boston and a computer games specialist. “Every branch of the US armed forces and many, many police departments are using retooled video games to train their personnel.” Like much of early computing, nascent…
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“For decades the military has been using video-game technology,” says Nina Huntemann, associate professor of communication and journalism at Suffolk University in Boston and a computer games specialist. “Every branch of the US armed forces and many, many police departments are using retooled video games to train their personnel.” Like much of early computing, nascent…
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notgames: F.A.T. Lab and Sy-Lab are pleased to present the Free Universal Construction Kit: a matrix of nearly 80 adapter bricks that enable complete interoperability between ten* popular children’s construction toys. By allowing any piece to join to any other, the Kit encourages totally new forms of intercourse between otherwise closed systems—enabling radically hybrid constructive…
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notgames: F.A.T. Lab and Sy-Lab are pleased to present the Free Universal Construction Kit: a matrix of nearly 80 adapter bricks that enable complete interoperability between ten* popular children’s construction toys. By allowing any piece to join to any other, the Kit encourages totally new forms of intercourse between otherwise closed systems—enabling radically hybrid constructive…
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dinosaurparty: (via SFMOMA | Exhibitions Events | Calendar | Museum As Game Board) I’m on a panel at the SF MOMA on April 19th, talking about game design, gaming culture, gamification, and the rise of so-called ‘serious games.’” I’m looking forward to it! Wish I could be in the audience for this.
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variasis: Dopamine Chemistry Bowl Black and White (by lltownley)
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variasis: Dopamine Chemistry Bowl Black and White (by lltownley)
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explore-blog: The Three Astronauts – lovely vintage semiotic children’s book by beloved novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco teaches the child to draw connections between text and image through recurring symbols. It tells the inspired and irreverent story of space exploration and world peace as a Martian shows concern for a frightened bird and teaches three astronauts — an…
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It’s a pleasure to marvel at these remarkable minds and the great changes they set in motion. But the reverse of the story is sobering. Dyson shows that von Neumann’s government-funded invention of the computer was inextricably linked to the development of both the atomic and hydrogen bombs. You see, the mathematics that made possible…