Archives for September 2009
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)
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Lessig www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Protests Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids …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
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
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)
“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
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 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
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
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
This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a …









