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WORLD OF GIVING

Saturday, November 28, 2009

This is ostensibly the season of giving, so it is worth mentioning Jeffrey Inaba’s new book World of Giving, dedicated to exploring this cornerstone of human sociality. An architect and professor, Inaba researched, edited, and wrote the book with C-Lab, an ‘experimental research unit’ he directs, as an extension of their current Donor Hall [...]

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AND NOW

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

and now. Female artists from the GDR
The exhibition and now traces the work of a selected group of female artists from the GDR – among which some have been discussed only sparsely in the overall German art historical field. 
The exhibition shows work from the 1980s made under ’socialistic conditions of production’ and as well [...]

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WHAT BEGETS CREATIVE THINKING

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Travis Proulx, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara, found out that experiences that violate all logic and expectation will sharpen your intellect. You can read about it here in German.

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FUTURE IS NEVER GOING TO DIE

Monday, August 17, 2009

Coming up: Ray Kurzweil’s documentary feature Transcendent Man will predict our singularic future. And  how death will be wiped out. In contrast, predicting the release date seems a challenge: Please, find all the vague hints here.
Patrick Tucker tells the story in The Futurist.
And Ray tells the Future at TED 2005.
The Fountain of Youth by Lucas [...]

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