If a book could talk, what would it say? Ruth Ozeki has some ideas.
[A] tale of sorrow, danger and tentative redemption serves as the springboard for extended meditations on the interdependence of all beings, the magic of books, the disastrous ecological and spiritual effects of unchecked consumerism and more . . .
This map shows how the US really has 11 separate 'nations' with entirely different cultures
Colin Woodard’s book, 'American Nations: A history of the eleven rival regional cultures of North America', provides some unique knowledge and understanding of the people, cultures and regions comprising North America in general and the United States of America in particular.
Visual Attention Software: A New Tool for Understanding the “Subliminal” Experience of the Built Environment
Eye-tracking technology is a biometric tool that has found many commercial and research applications. The recent advent of affordable wearable sensors has considerably expanded the range of these possibilities to fields such as computer gaming, education, entertainment, health, neuromarketing, psychology, etc.
Sacred Economics | Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition
Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme - but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being.
The Case Against Reality
A new theory argues consciousness creates neural activity, and humans have evolved to see what is needed for survival. Perception, it is argued, is a user interface which may not necessarily be real.
Is Gaetano Pesce the Most Interesting Designer in the World?
The Pope of Gloop For 60 years, Gaetano Pesce has been preaching the gospel of uncertainty in design. Finally, the world has caught up.
Thich Nhat Hanh on Life, War and Happiness
“People talk about entering nirvana, but we are already there,” said the Buddhist monk, who died on Saturday. Here is a short selection of his remarks.
Whitest-ever paint could help cool heating Earth, study shows
New paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioning
Effective Altruism
Effective altruism is a philosophy and social movement focused on answering one question: How can we best help others?
A Giant Telescope Grows in Space
Everything is going great for the James Webb Space Telescope. So far.
Virgil Abloh, a Great Influential Figure in the Artistic World, Passes Away at 41
Redefining fashion, art, and design, Virgil Abloh, the son of Ghanaian immigrants, born in 1980 in Illinois, U.S.A, was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2018.
