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In the new issue of Arc (out May 28th) I explore why gaming is a new way to tell stories and lets us explore old ideas in new ways.
“I, the reader, am not culpable for the destiny of Romeo and Juliet simply because I turn the page. Games demand that we choose to take [...]
I haven’t physically gone to the store yet to purchase Portal 2. This beautiful poster is reminding me of my failure.
Poster by Tristan Reidford via Kotaku
Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland is showing off some incredible pieces of artwork. From the Guardian‘s excellent summary of the exhibit:
Why shouldn’t we consider contact lenses, mobile phones, watches and bicycles as human enhancements? Going back further still, the invention of writing itself, as [...]
This is just so good. The man is smarter than he has any right to be.
m ss ng Murphy from m ss ng p eces on Vimeo.
John Brockman, founder of Edge.org, lists his essential reading. Emphasis added:
The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. In the sciences I read Nature,Scientific American, Science, New Scientist, Discover. General-interest publications include The Economist, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, Wired, The Atlantic, Prospect. In all cases, I read the print editions. Online, the first stop is always Arts & [...]
Wow. The Washington Post’s article “Thinking of Inking” has some amazing history and graphics about gettin’ tatted up. Go to the site itself, it’s a must see.
H/T Neatorama
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Pop Bioethics, written by Kyle Munkittrick, is an effort to study the ethics of the continuing evolution of the human species via the lens of pop culture and be somewhat entertaining in the process.
Kyle's writing can also be found at Discover's The Crux, Slate's Future Tense, and at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. For questions or comments: comments [at] popbioethics [dot] com
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