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Web Metaphysics

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:12:09 -0700

Long article from David Weinberger on web interaction & consciousness. From the page: "The Web hasn't been hyped enough. It is changing our culture's basic concepts, our metaphysics"

MediaBerkman & Blog Archive & Web of Ideas: The Authority of Wikipedia

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:52:07 -0700

Berkman Center fellow, author, and blogger David Weinberger hosts a discussion about "The Authority of Wikipedia" as part of his occasional Web of Ideas series. From David, "An article gains authority just by appearing in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Does it gain authority just by being in Wikipedia? What (if anything) makes a Wikipedia article worthy of belief? How are the sources, criteria and locus of authority changing in the age of the Web?"

BBC NEWS | Health | Audio slideshow: Assembling Bodies

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:07:02 -0700

From the page: "Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is looking at how bodies have been imagined and transformed both culturally and medically. " An audio slideshow on how the human body has been interpreted over the years.

ten questions for hazel dooney | Gapingvoid

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:06:01 -0700

From the page: "Hazel Dooney is a young and VERY successful Australian Artist. From the blurb on her website:

In December, 2007, Hazel Dooney was the only female artist under 30 with works included in the prestigious auction, Modern and Contemporary Australian Art, held at Christie's in London. In what was a record-setting sale, with major works by Brett Whitely, Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin, Sydney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Fred Williams and Tracey Moffat, two modest early works by Dooney fetched over $AU23,000 each.

You get the idea. We follow each other on Twitter, we exchange the occasional email. I'm a big fan. There are A LOT of artists online, but very few as smart, interesting, talented, successful or as driven as Hazel, so I thought a "Ten Questions" session would be in order. She kindly agreed to answer."

Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Blog posts / Saturday Morning Cartoon Index

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:51:49 -0700

Absolutely incredible resource of links to animation shorts. I could spend many happy hours trawling through these!

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Waiting for God

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:28:11 -0700

What a wonderfully written piece about one boy's experience of prayer and what lay behind Eve's fig leaf. Brilliant!

Your Heroine's Journey: A Digital Fairy Tale | Confident Writing

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:13:50 -0700

The transposition of a life lived in contemporary times to the fairy tale world of Once Upon A Time. Not only beautifully written and extremely poignant, but also shares links to a great many wonderful blogs in an imaginative, thought-filled way. I don't expect to read a post that has affected me quite as much as this one has in a very long time.

Subjective Reality - Stepcase Lifehack

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:09:52 -0700

Powerful article about the creation of subjective realities through the stories we tell ourselves.

Lies, Damn Lies and Follower Counts. What Really Matters | Awake At The Wheel | Get Life | Do What You Want

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:21:49 -0700

From the page: "There's been a lot of focus on follower counts, friend counts, subscriber counts, viewer counts and readers as of late. And, those are important metrics the from the standpoint of expanding your impact on the world and potentially, your income.

But, sometimes I wonder if we're spending too much time on the wrong metric"

One Night Stanzas & Blog Archive & Why all poets should... buy zines.

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:06:42 -0700

From the page: "What is a zine anyway, I hear you cry? Well, the word zine was created as a short, slang term for a fanzine, but quickly became the term that covers any very small, independent magazine. According to Wikipedia,the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier in practice the significant majority are produced in editions of less than 100, and profit is not the primary intent of publication. Right, so why, as a poet, should you buy these things?! "