A Brave New World?
“Ford, we are twelve; oh make us one, Like drops within the Social River; Oh, make us now together run As swiftly as thy shining Flivver. Come, Greater Being, Social Friend, Annihilating...
Latest NYPD Outrage – Forced Iris Scans
The latest scandal involving the NYPD, which seems to have an unlimited ability to do whatever they want with no accountability and total immunity, was reported over the weekend by the Village...
Command, Control and Communications (C3)
Reflecting on this week’s reading by John May (Sensing: Preliminary Notes on the Emergence of Statistical-Mechanical Geographic Vision) and Peter Galison (War Against the Center), it is clear that the importance of...
The Dangerous Business of Facebook Access
[3/24 Update] *After having written about this earlier this week, the story seems to have exploded. Facebook even came out with a statement which effectively said to employers–ask for employee–or potential employee...
Homo economicus or Homo abyssimus
“…not only have economists, as a profession, failed to guide the world out of the crisis, they were also primarily responsible for leading us into it…The scandal of modern economics is that these...
What forces shape you? – Star Wars Psychology
Who could ask for a more enticing hook for sci-fi fans than a question like “What forces shape you?” That’s right, Star Wars Identities is coming to town, well, at least a...
