Archive for November, 2008
BPS RESEARCH DIGEST — How parasites spread religion [del.icio.us]
"Although religion apparently is for establishing a social marker of group alliance and allegiance, at the most fundamental level, it may be for the avoidance and management of infectious disease."
MIT News — Media Lab creates Center for Future Storytelling [del.icio.us]
"Storytelling is at the very root of what makes us uniquely human. It is how we share our experiences, learn from our past, and imagine our future. But how we tell our stories depends on another uniquely human characteristic — our ability to invent and harness technology. From the printing press to the Internet, technology has given people new ways to tell their stories, allowing them to reach new levels of creativity and personal fulfillment."
Marketers Face Steep Web 2.0 Learning Curve
by: Joseph Mann
According to a new Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG) report mentioned on MarketingCharts and in the CMO Council’s "Marketing Magnified" most marketing execs are not surprisingly still in the early, experimental phases of using and measuring social media. According to the report:
temporary chapel by localarchitecture and danilo mondada
the temporary chapel looks like a large rock formation in the middle of a park
the renovation of the mother house of the deaconess community of st-loup is a collaboration between the firm
localarchitecture and architect danilo mondad, which began this past summer. however, during the targeted
18 months of construction, the architects suggested that a temporary chapel be built for use during this time.
located in hôpital de st-loup, switzerland, the shape of the temporary religious sanctuary has been generated
using computer software. this software determined the dimensions of the building and transmitted the data to a
machine which cut the 6 cm thick timber panels which the chapel has been constructed from.
vary using a series of origami-like folds. the folds create a faceted structure, with each one reflecting light
differently to emphasize the length and progression of the sanctuary space.
a view of the chapel and how it sits within its surrounding landscape
transparent plastic panels in facade allow natural light to flow through
the exteriors faceted design is mirrored on the chapel’s interior
all images © milo keller
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localarchitecture: http://www.localarchitecture.ch
danilo maondada: http://www.mondada-arch.ch
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via archdaily
This may end up being a huge downfall to Twitter.
Police are asking people to stop posting updates in real time. Um… no shit? Maybe cause we’re telling them exactly what we’re doing to combat them beforehand? The public isn’t the only with tweet real-time updates.
When they took over the police vehicles they were using the police radios to be able to be one step ahead. These people aren’t stupid.
oh, snap.
this shit’s gonna be article fodder on gawker and huffpo and the like in no time. wired and gizmodo and techcrunch will get to it eventually.
