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‘Two cultures’ turns 50
"The number of literary intellectuals who know the second law is probably slightly higher than in Snow’s time, thanks to writers like Thomas Pynchon and Tom Stoppard, who have incorporated it into their work. And certain new scholarly fields, such as science and technology studies, span the two cultures. Yet these are small developments that leave the two poles essentially intact. The pertinence of the phrase “two cultures” continues; the science kids and the humanities kids, as it were, still sit at different tables in the lunchroom. Anosognosia still afflicts them both, as well as the shameless asymmetry in which “culture” is associated mainly with humanities education. Most disturbingly, however, the nagging continued relevance of Snow’s phrase should force us to rethink our intended solutions to today’s moral concerns, including energy policy, global warming, and genetic engineering."
Howard Rheingold's Public Sphere in Internet Age
Interesting, relevant and timely thoughts...
Omeka | Home
This could be very useful for some future projects: Omeka is a free and open source collections based web-based publishing platform for scholars, librarians, archivists, museum professionals, educators, and cultural enthusiasts. Its “five-minute setup” makes launching an online exhibition as easy as launching a blog. Omeka is designed with non-IT specialists in mind, allowing users to focus on content and interpretation rather than programming. It brings Web 2.0 technologies and approaches to academic and cultural websites to foster user interaction and participation.
A Boy's Life - The Atlantic (November 2008)
"Since he could speak, Brandon, now 8, has insisted that he was meant to be a girl. This summer, his parents decided to let him grow up as one. His case, and a rising number of others like it, illuminates a heated scientific debate about the nature of gender—and raises troubling questions about whether the limits of child indulgence have stretched too far."
Put a Little Science in Your Life (Brian Greene)
'Like a life without music, art or literature, a life without science is bereft of something that gives experience a rich and otherwise inaccessible dimension.' I know, I'm all about the NYT tonight...
Marshall McLuhan, the Man and his Message | CBC Archives
Many video and audio pieces about, by, and with McLuhan. Via George Siemens, Stephen Downes, and many others
there he goes again (Lessig Blog)
Have to agree with Link-- Lessig spanks Keen and, to my total unsurprise, seems to reveal Keen as a shallow polemicist rather than a sly self-parodist
Culture Fundamentally Alters the Brain - Yahoo! News
Interesting at first glance... where are the source materials?
Andrew Keen: Rescuing 'Luddite' from the Luddites. Many-to-Many:
A great, concise piece on Andrew Keen and "Luddites" that I missed when it was first published. Keen is fading from the radar, but still worth reading... the comments thread also has some worthwhile ideas.
Cabinet Magazine Online
A wonderful magazine I can't believe I've been missing for so long! Notes on gesture, tiny writing, art collaborations between jeweler and entomologist... a continual cabinet of curiosities. (via the Infocult link posted earlier)
JUNCTURES | The Journal for Thematic Dialogue
A multidisciplinary journal which provides a forum for discussion on themes of interest to a wide range of disciplines. ... Interaction between specialists on a common theme provides an enriching intellectual experience.
10 Zen Monkeys (a webzine)
A zine about technology and culture-- plus it has monkeys! Who can resist monkeys?
Mute magazine - Culture and politics after the net
Fascinating looking publication that's been under my radar for a while...
apophenia: remix is active consumption not production (when media becomes culture, part 2)
More term changing. Looks like smoke and mirrors to me.
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