Archives for September 2009

danah boyd remixed

danah boyd remixed

danah, I loved your presentation at Penn State. Thanks for sharing. I remixed some of your thoughts and ideas. I tried to synthesize 45 minutes of info …

Larry Lessig on the Colbert Report (Jan 09)

Larry Lessig on the Colbert Report (Jan 09)

The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Lawrence Lessig www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Protests Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids …

Is the Internet what Orwell feared? Evgeny Morozov @ TED

Is the Internet what Orwell feared? Evgeny Morozov @ TED

The other side of the argument advanced by Shirky. Morozov, of Belarus, says that dictators use new tech to manage the masses. “TED Fellow and journalist …

The Web as random acts of kindness:  Jonathan Zittrain

The Web as random acts of kindness: Jonathan Zittrain

Feeling like the world is becoming less friendly? Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain begs to difffer. The Internet, he suggests, is made up of millions of …

New York Post Prank Press Release (Yes Men)

New York Post Prank Press Release (Yes Men)

“SPECIAL EDITION” NEW YORK POST from The Yes Men on Vimeo. New Yorkers woke this morning to a different edition of the Post. This one was …

How We Read Other Peoples’ Minds - Rebecca Saxe at TED

How We Read Other Peoples’ Minds - Rebecca Saxe at TED

Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for humans. But how do we do it? Here, Rebecca Saxe shares fascinating lab …

From Counterculture to ValleyZen

From Counterculture to ValleyZen

From Valley Zen: Check out today’s satori-inducing video with Fred Turner – Stanford Professor, acclaimed author, and expert in Silicon Valley counterculture. He says, “The distance …

Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids

Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids

On this Today Now! segment, ‘E-Mom’ Gloria Bianco shows Jim and Tracy how geographical distance is no longer a roadblock to shamelessly interfering with the …

The Best Camera is the One You Have With You - Shawn Rocco

The Best Camera is the One You Have With You - Shawn Rocco

N&O photographer, Shawn Rocco fires up Ignite/Raleigh with pictures taken using the best camera — the one you have with you. Nice pictures from a …

Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense

Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense

This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a …