There are two kinds of critters on this planet. One produces zillions of offspring, then pays scant attention to them, playing the odds that some will survive. The other produces […]
For most of the planet’s population, migration is not an option. Even as sea levels rise and deserts expand, resettling hundreds of millions or billions of refugees is not politically […]
This robot seagull has incredible elegance and style. Festo – SmartBird Aerodynamic SmartBird flight model – Bird flight deciphered: http://www.festo.com/smartbird_en Aerodynamisches Flugmodell SmartBird – Vogelflug entschlüsselt: http://www.festo.com/smartbird_de ——————————————————————————–————————- SmartBird is […]
Twelve deep thinkers over at The Edge have a series on risk after the Fukushima disaster. I won’t try and reproduce the complexity and subtlety of their arguments, but risk […]
The potential implications of human enhancement is one of the main reasons why I’m at CSPO, so I was excited and a little worried when the trailer for Limitless appeared. […]
With all the attention focused on Libya right now, there are stories that you might be missing. In Hebron, 1300 peace activists marched down Shuhada Street, long blocked off to […]
One of the major perks of going to school is getting to see amazing speakers, like Temple Grandin. Temple Grandin is famous for her humane and efficient designs for livestock […]
I’m not going to get into the legal and political implications of tiny robots, but this little flying scout is simply too cool to ignore. With funding from DARPA, enjoy […]
Sheila Jasanoff is one of my personal academic heroes*, so her visit to ASU last week was perhaps the highlight of the many lectures I’ve attended so far. I remember […]
Games have been on my mind more than usual lately, both because of Jane McGonigal’s new book Reality is Broken, and Bruce Sterling’s review of The Art of Game Design. […]