Media Mindfulness

Now a theory on why bee colonies are disappearing: cell phone radiation. Ironically, cell phones take their name from the honeycomb like network that relays wireless signals. This is exactly why media should not be considered in isolation of environmental issues.
Are mobile phones wiping out our bees? - Independent Online Edition > Wildlife:
The theory is [...]

Need to know what’s emanating from the techno-humanosphere?
Technology Review: 10 Emerging Technologies 2007:
As always, Technology Review’s annual list of emerging technologies to watch comprises projects in a broad range of fields, including medicine, energy, and the Internet. Some, such as optical antennas and meta­materials, are fundamental technologies that promise to transform multiple areas, from computing [...]

This is an amazing tool that “feels” the blogosphere’s emotions. Go to the site and click on “Open We Feel Fine” and see what happens. It’s quite an amazing voyeuristic view into the netropolis’ networked feelings, kinda like Vim Winders’ angels hearing everyone’s thoughts in Wings of Desire.

We Feel Fine / Movements:
Madness, the first movement, [...]

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Finally a computer desktop interface that looks like mine!
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The New Science of Human Evolution - Newsweek Technology - MSNBC.com:
New research also shows that “progress” and “human evolution” are only occasional partners. More than once in human prehistory, evolution created a modern trait such as a face without jutting, apelike brows and jaws, only to let it go extinct, before trying again a few [...]

Some of you may have seen the film Minority Report (or read the PK Dick book it was based on) about the precog units that can predict future crime. It’s kinda like our foreign policy of preemptive war, except in the later case, it’s more about “bellyfeel” than science. In the article below there is [...]

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As the hype machine salivates over Steve Jobs‘ announcement of the the new iPhone (at a whopping $400 price tag!), Greenpeace is pushing for a better ecology policy at Apple. At issue is the continued built-in obsolescence of Apple’s products (as a Mac user, you can imagine the frustration of the constant equipment upgrades that [...]

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I had a chance to see Center for Digital Democracy’s Jeff Chester at the ACME Summit and I think he is way ahead of the curve in understanding what is really happening with the convergence between new digital media technology and mega-media corporations. His talk was chilling and got me to reconsider my participation [...]

Electronic motes anyone? Designed like something straight out of Neuromancer, US Globalnanospace (you’ve gotta love the name) is engaged in the wacky world of border security, bio decontamination foam and cigarette filters. Sometimes I wonder if I’m in the wrong business; writing, meditating and teaching doesn’t seems nearly as fun as what these guys do. [...]