The Machines of the Gods
There is stunning evidence that ancient Greek Temples used sophisticated machinery to create illusion and magic–these were the machines of the gods.
Hybrid Landscapes – From Posthistoric to Posthuman
The human-body-environment is increasingly being reconfigured as a site for a new magical animism, as distinct from the previous archaic notion of animism.
The Open Building Institute: A Talk with Marcin Jakubowski
Marcin Jabukowski, co-founder of The Open Building Institute, an initiative that seeks to make affordable eco-housing widely accessible, discusses the project in this interview.
Mondo 2000 retrospective in Wired – UPDATED
When I saw my first issue of “Reality Hackers” — at a bookstore I was working at in high-school — I knew I wanted to keep reading this magazine, and made my boss place a big order for the next issue, which was called “Mondo 2000.” UPDATE: ZOMG!
Ex Machina, et al, and the Metaphysics of Computer Consciousness
How can something with neither mass nor dimension arise from that which has mass and dimension? How can that which has subjectivity and intentionality arise from that which has objectivity and has no intentionality?
Mark Frauenfelder: The Algorithm of Geek
As drinks the Irishman, Boing Boing founder Mark Frauenfelder just always had it: The Algorithm of Geek. In this interview, he talks about Boing Boing’s cyberpunk roots and what it’s like to live online today.
British Web Habits
The British public love the Internet. In that respect they’re no different to any other countries in the world with the web now available to more people than ever before and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is persisting with his goal of “bringing the Internet …
Man-made objects that have been cast into space
In 1957, the Russian Sputnik 1 was to be the first ever satellite into space. Since then, the USA has more or less dominated the space race with various Apollo missions reaching the moon, not taking into accounts the conspiracy theories of course.
Pluto and the Death of God
Pluto appeared as the Roaring Twenties gave way to the Great Depression and the world marched toward Auschwitz and Hiroshima. Already in 1930, those who cared (or dared) to scry the forces at work behind the scenes could feel the rising heat.
Techgnostic Nature: Reimagining Technology with Soul
This is a pixelated invitation to breathe curiosity and life into our relationship with the technological world, starting with the devices and processes which connect us all to each letter we are seeing on this virtual page, right here, right now.
