rDay Nine-Hundred-Ninety
Month: December 2017
rDay Nine-Hundred-Eighty-Nine
Living Cells As Computers
Read about MIT’s work to 3-D print living materials, and watch this explainer video:
Kitsch and Deculturation
An article on The Conversation website raises questions about the “predominant aesthetic of the twenty-first century”.
A quote from the piece: “Humans have always needed truths to believe in. Whereas in the past those truths tended to be transmitted through cultures, they are now increasingly produced instantaneously without cultural mediation. Kitsch employs this mechanism in the realm of aesthetics. In today’s world, kitsch is redefining our perception of truth; it is a truth devoid of culture or context.”
rDay Nine-Hundred-Eighty-Eight
Alongside the street, shot through the car window as we drove up Gekeler Lane…
Walking home from the library, late afternoon:
Books and Reading
The New York Times Book Review recently released its visual guide to giving books as gifts this season. Take a look.
rDay Nine-Hundred-Eighty-Seven: Viewing Mt. Emily
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In the blue light of late afternoon …
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5th & L, about 30 degrees …
Amazon, A Retailer You May Have Heard Of …
Our kids, living in Seattle, report that they constantly encounter people there who turn out to be Amazon employees. The dominant role of Amazon in shaping employment — and robot deployment — is outlined in this fascinating Quartz article today.