Jascha Hoffmantag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://12011-10-12T20:26:26ZWriter, editor, musician.Movable Type 3.33Internet Visionarytag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1402011-10-12T20:19:44Z2011-10-12T20:26:26ZAs the new director of the Media Lab at MIT, Joichi Ito brings his knowledge of Internet start-ups — including Flickr, Twitter and Creative Commons — to the lab that developed the ideas behind the game Guitar Hero and Amazon Kindle's E-Ink technology. Ito talks about the value of playfulness and freedom in scientific discovery... [pdf]
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As the new director of the Media Lab at MIT, Joichi Ito brings his knowledge of Internet start-ups — including Flickr, Twitter and Creative Commons — to the lab that developed the ideas behind the game Guitar Hero and Amazon Kindle's E-Ink technology. Ito talks about the value of playfulness and freedom in scientific discovery... [pdf]
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Postcards from Dystopiatag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1392011-10-06T08:03:39Z2011-10-06T09:00:53Z
Novelist Margaret Atwood’s essay collection In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination is a companion piece to her dystopian fictional world of global warming and engineered plagues. The Canadian author discusses where she gets her science, and her concerns for the future. [pdf] Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.com
Novelist Margaret Atwood’s essay collection In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination is a companion piece to her dystopian fictional world of global warming and engineered plagues. The Canadian author discusses where she gets her science, and her concerns for the future. [pdf] [link]
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Werner Herzog on Cave Paintingstag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1312011-08-10T07:45:03Z2011-08-09T08:02:04Z As he releases a 3D documentary about the prehistoric paintings in Chauvet Cave in southern France, Werner Herzog — the German director of Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man — talks about cave art and the hostility of nature. [pdf]
Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.com As he releases a 3D documentary about the prehistoric paintings in Chauvet Cave in southern France, Werner Herzog — the German director of Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man — talks about cave art and the hostility of nature. [pdf]
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The Space Mantag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1342011-08-09T07:57:16Z2011-08-09T08:00:31ZNASA astronomer Richard Berendzen advised the science-fiction film Another Earth, winner of the Sloan Prize for science at Sundance this year. On the film's release, he talks about parallel worlds and the future of human space exploration. [pdf]
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Monkey Don'ttag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1332011-08-09T07:53:45Z2011-08-09T07:57:10ZIn 1973, Herbert Terrace, a psychologist at Columbia University in New York, embarked on an experiment to teach sign language to an infant chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky. On the release of the documentary Project Nim, Terrace talks about research ethics, chimp cognition and the origins of language. [pdf]
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The machinisttag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1322011-08-09T07:49:56Z2011-08-09T07:53:41Z Dutch artist Christiaan Zwanikken makes computer-controlled mechanical sculptures, many of which use animal skeletons he has found. He discusses the relationships between humans, animals and machines. [pdf]...Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.com
Dutch artist Christiaan Zwanikken makes computer-controlled mechanical sculptures, many of which use animal skeletons he has found. He discusses the relationships between humans, animals and machines. [pdf]
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Isabella Rossellini on Animal Behaviortag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1302011-08-09T07:39:09Z2011-08-09T08:03:11Z Isabella Rossellini, star of films including Blue Velvet and Big Night, has made a series of short films on the mating rituals of insects and sea creatures. As her latest humorous biopic debuts in the United States, Rossellini explains why she is fascinated by animals [pdf]Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.com Isabella Rossellini, star of films including Blue Velvet and Big Night, has made a series of short films on the mating rituals of insects and sea creatures. As her latest humorous biopic debuts in the United States, Rossellini explains why she is fascinated by animals [pdf]]]>
Steakhouse Sciencetag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1292011-08-09T07:34:59Z2011-08-09T07:49:36ZNathan Myhrvold trained as a quantum cosmologist and was chief technology officer of Microsoft before founding a company that acquires patents. As he publishes a six-volume work on the science of cooking, Myhrvold explains why chemistry techniques could soon be seen in every restaurant... [pdf]
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The Scent Collectortag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1282011-02-23T21:10:31Z2011-02-23T21:29:07ZRoman Kaiser gathers the scents of rare and endangered plants and recreates them in his laboratory. For this interview in Nature, the Swiss chemist explains how he preserves the fragrances of disappearing flora...[pdf] [paid link]Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.comRoman Kaiser gathers the scents of rare and endangered plants and recreates them in his laboratory. For this interview in Nature, the Swiss chemist explains how he preserves the fragrances of disappearing flora...[pdf][paid link]]]>
Science at Sundancetag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2011://1.1252011-01-22T03:22:12Z2011-01-22T03:35:37ZThis year at the Sundance Film Festival, a number of films explore the subtleties of human and animal behavior, the impact of new technologies, and the personal lives of scientists... [pdf] [paid text]
Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.comThis year at the Sundance Film Festival, a number of films explore the subtleties of human and animal behavior, the impact of new technologies, and the personal lives of scientists... [pdf] [paid text]
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New Fiction in Translationtag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2010://1.1212010-12-22T05:51:37Z2010-12-23T06:49:29ZA post-mortem romance from a noted Albanian novelist, a collection of early stories from a Spanish master of suspense, a flawed first novel by a Belgian literary phenomenon, and a brilliant novel of ideas set in volatile Argentina. [text]Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.comA post-mortem romance from a noted Albanian novelist, a collection of early stories from a Spanish master of suspense, a flawed first novel by a Belgian literary phenomenon, and a brilliant novel of ideas set in volatile Argentina. [text]]]>
Roger Penrosetag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2010://1.1242010-12-21T06:37:26Z2010-12-23T06:48:30ZAs he publishes his collected works — six volumes comprising more than 5,000 pages — mathematical physicist Roger Penrose muses on 50 years of groundbreaking research in general relativity, quantum mechanics, cosmology, geometry and consciousness... [pdf] [paid text]
Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.comAs he publishes his collected works — six volumes comprising more than 5,000 pages — mathematical physicist Roger Penrose muses on 50 years of groundbreaking research in general relativity, quantum mechanics, cosmology, geometry and consciousness... [pdf][paid text]
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Emotional Spellchecktag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2010://1.1232010-12-19T06:29:39Z2010-12-23T06:44:09ZDrawing on the opinions of thousands of people who have been paid to evaluate the emotional charge of various phrases, ToneCheck offers typists a chance to reconsider their words. The program may eventually allow companies to prevent employees from sending e-mails that violate their “tone policy”... [video and text]
Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.comDrawing on the opinions of thousands of people who have been paid to evaluate the emotional charge of various phrases, ToneCheck offers typists a chance to reconsider their words. The program may eventually allow companies to prevent employees from sending e-mails that violate their “tone policy”... [video and text]
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Perfect Parallel Parkingtag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2010://1.1222010-12-19T06:20:33Z2010-12-23T06:43:54ZLate last year, the mathematician Simon Blackburn devised a simple formula for “perfect parking.” When a Louisiana math teacher found the formula unrealistic, he set out to improve the model... [text]
Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.comLate last year, the mathematician Simon Blackburn devised a simple formula for “perfect parking.” When a Louisiana math teacher found the formula unrealistic, he set out to improve the model... [text]
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The Ideas Labtag:www.jaschahoffman.com,2010://1.1192010-12-08T21:21:24Z2010-12-09T08:13:22Z
Harvard engineer David Edwards has built a growing empire of labs, galleries and non-profit organizations that stretches from Paris to Cape Town. His latest book, The Lab, calls for a new breed of small, flexible institutions to support researchers who blur the lines between science, business and art... [paid text] [free pdf]
Jaschahttp://jaschahoffman.com
Harvard engineer David Edwards has built a growing empire of labs, galleries and non-profit organizations that stretches from Paris to Cape Town. His latest book, The Lab, calls for a new breed of small, flexible institutions to support researchers who blur the lines between science, business and art... [paid text][free pdf]
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Novelist Margaret Atwood’s essay collection In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination is a companion piece to her dystopian fictional world of global warming and engineered plagues. The Canadian author discusses where she gets her science, and her concerns for the future. [pdf] [link]
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As he releases a 3D documentary about the prehistoric paintings in Chauvet Cave in southern France, Werner Herzog — the German director of Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man — talks about cave art and the hostility of nature. [pdf]
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Dutch artist Christiaan Zwanikken makes computer-controlled mechanical sculptures, many of which use animal skeletons he has found. He discusses the relationships between humans, animals and machines. [pdf]
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Isabella Rossellini, star of films including Blue Velvet and Big Night, has made a series of short films on the mating rituals of insects and sea creatures. As her latest humorous biopic debuts in the United States, Rossellini explains why she is fascinated by animals [pdf]]]>
Roman Kaiser gathers the scents of rare and endangered plants and recreates them in his laboratory. For this interview in Nature, the Swiss chemist explains how he preserves the fragrances of disappearing flora...[pdf] [paid link]]]>
This year at the Sundance Film Festival, a number of films explore the subtleties of human and animal behavior, the impact of new technologies, and the personal lives of scientists... [pdf] [paid text]
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A post-mortem romance from a noted Albanian novelist, a collection of early stories from a Spanish master of suspense, a flawed first novel by a Belgian literary phenomenon, and a brilliant novel of ideas set in volatile Argentina. [text]]]>
As he publishes his collected works — six volumes comprising more than 5,000 pages — mathematical physicist Roger Penrose muses on 50 years of groundbreaking research in general relativity, quantum mechanics, cosmology, geometry and consciousness... [pdf] [paid text]
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Drawing on the opinions of thousands of people who have been paid to evaluate the emotional charge of various phrases, ToneCheck offers typists a chance to reconsider their words. The program may eventually allow companies to prevent employees from sending e-mails that violate their “tone policy”... [video and text]
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Late last year, the mathematician Simon Blackburn devised a simple formula for “perfect parking.” When a Louisiana math teacher found the formula unrealistic, he set out to improve the model... [text]
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Harvard engineer David Edwards has built a growing empire of labs, galleries and non-profit organizations that stretches from Paris to Cape Town. His latest book, The Lab, calls for a new breed of small, flexible institutions to support researchers who blur the lines between science, business and art... [paid text] [free pdf]
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