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http://www.mediaarchitecture.at/architekturtheorie/index_en.shtml

architectural theory websnapr

on architecture and related arts
>30 days ago by twoway, 3 Users, more info save
http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=500

Singularity Reading Recommendations websnapr

"For those interested in more seriously exploring the issues of Artificial General Intelligence and the Singularity, I’d like to recommend the following writings ..." None of which are sf no
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info save
http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=164

The Phantom Time Hypothesis ... websnapr

" ... suggests that the early Middle Ages (614-911 A.D.) never happened, but were added to the calendar long ago either by accident, by misinterpretation of documents, or by deliberate falsificat
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info save
http://www.physorg.com/news96027669.html

Extra dimensions of time? websnapr

In a recent study, mathematician George Sparling of the University of Pittsburgh examines a fundamental question pondered since the time of Pythagoras, and still vexing scientists today: what is the n
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2105567,00.asp

Messy Desk = more productive websnapr

Karen Jackson would be the first to admit her desk looks like a disaster area. ADVERTISEMENT Her stacks of papers and photographs are so sloppy that the Texas schoolteacher won first place in a contes
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2007/01/the_dumbness_of.html

Dumbness of Crowds websnapr

Community. Wisdom of Crowds. Collective Intelligence. The new emphasis on net-enabled collaboration is all goodness and light until somebody gets an eye I poked out. Is it merely a coincidence that Ap
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 2 Users, more info save
http://franklyspeaking.olin.edu/article.php?article=38

Frankly Speaking websnapr

Nobody I Know Voted for Him Allen Downey (Faculty) Allen Downey is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and not a member of either major political party. In 1972, when Nixon trounced McGovern, m
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1335

New Propellantless Thruster Experiments websnapr

"A propellantless thruster would resolve the issue, but most theorists think that producing accelerating forces without expelling some kind of propellant mass from the vehicle is an idle dream.&q
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2007/07/01/what-happened-before-the-big-bang/

What happened before the Big Bang? websnapr

"Using this new math, something amazing happens: at T=0, the volume of the Universe is not zero, and the density is not infinite. In other words, the math still works, even at The Big Moment.&quo
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070611094002.htm

Competition, Loss Of Selfishness Mark Shift To Supersoc ... websnapr

"...a model, based on tug-of-war theory, that may explain the selection pressures that mark the evolutionary transition from primitive society to superorganism..." Paging Stephen Baxter
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/06/nerve_communication

A Shocking Idea: Nerves Might Run on Sound, Not Electri ... websnapr

"...you might be surprised to learn that no one knows exactly how anesthetics stop nerves from carrying pain signals. That's why two scientists believe that we really don’t know how nerves work a
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info save
http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2007/06/rheingold_inter.html

Howard Rheingold Interview: Cooperation in virtual worl ... websnapr

"...I asked him some questions about his perspective on cooperation theories and how they apply to a Second Life setting and on corporate utilization of the medium."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1285

28 New Exoplanets Announced websnapr

"...it shouldn’t be neglected that a rocky place with high water content, discovered through a transit of a ‘hot Neptune,’ is an exciting reminder that the essentials for life are likely widespre
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=451

A Brief History of Self-Replicating Machines websnapr

"...there’s still more work to be done before we can create artificial self-replicating systems. Let’s take a look at the history of the concept in recent times."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1277

Multiple Planet System Found websnapr

"Two gas giants discovered around the star HD 155358 raise again the question of planetary formation and the mechanisms behind it."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://ianhocking.com/2007/05/ten-writing-beliefs.html

Ten Writing Beliefs websnapr

"I think I'd like to call these 'beliefs' because they aren't necessarily what I would impose or teach. These are just honest statements about what I've learned from trying to write novel-length
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1275

Deep Space Propulsion via Magnetic Fields websnapr

"What the researcher is proposing is that a spacecraft can be made to accelerate in a direction perpendicular to a magnetic field." Near-future sf writers, take notes.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1339

In Wikipedia we trust? websnapr

"An increasing number of academics ... are concerned that Wikipedia is becoming a stronghold for cranks: people who anonymously submit and edit entries on pet subjects to bolster the credibility
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070423/full/070423-10.html

Simulation proves it's possible to eavesdrop on super-s ... websnapr

"A team of researchers has, for the first time, hacked into a network protected by quantum encryption." Everything *can* and *will be* hacked. Get used to it, and start working *with* it, no
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://space.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11745&feedid=online-news_rss20

Could black holes be portals to other universes? websnapr

"If so, it would help resolve a quantum conundrum known as the black hole information paradox, but critics say it would also raise new problems, such as how the wormholes would form in the first
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070402214841.htm

Why The Rich Get Richer websnapr

"A new theory shows how wealth, in different forms, can stick to some but not to others. The findings have implications ranging from the design of the Internet to economics." Interesting stu
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/03/08/reading/index.html

Think you know how to read, do you? websnapr

Long rambling and interesting essay about literary criticism, 'how to read' guides and the state of the modern novel. Hard going in places, but worth it. If I read it correctly, that is.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
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