Attention and Prediction
After watching this video, I was inspired to think about attention in relation to the Integrative Theory that has been developed during this research project. There is something very interesting in the...
View ArticleWhat is Language?
I think language begins with the ability to perceive two sensory patterns that are different (because they are always different) as the same. I think of this as a clustering process, the carving of...
View ArticleWhat is The Difference Between Human and Non-Human Animals?
So what causes a non-human animal to empathize? I’ve been thinking a lot about how humans and non-human animals differ. I’ve come to the conclusion that there are two major differences: I believe...
View ArticleAbstraction and The Singularity
It seems that one of the foundational ideas of the singularity is that the machines we build will exceed our intentions and act in ways beyond our will and control. Now, I do see how machines act in...
View ArticleVirtuosity and Stability in Technology
I was trained in fine arts with liberal studies in philosophy. While I’ve always (as long as I can remember) been negotiating with media and technology I was never formally trained (indoctrinated?) by...
View ArticleThe (non)user and The Consumer Appliance
The “end user” is the person a particular technology utility is targeted toward. If the technology is a phone, then it’s the person using the phone to make phone calls. Traditionally, a user would buy...
View ArticleIndoctrination Machines
I was looking at the upcoming Prix Ars application process and realized that there was not really a place for my (generative) work. I looked over at the Interactive Art section to see how broadly it...
View ArticleBasic income and the world’s “carrying capacity”
The following is an edit version of a comment posted to Google+ in response to a post by Matthew J Prince discussing the possibility of a basic minimum income to solve the problems of increasing...
View ArticleInceptionism
A few people have emailed me to ask what I think about this, the method used to generate the image above. So I thought I would post the synthesis of my thoughts here. I was asked because my Ph.D. was...
View ArticleOculus Rift at Convergence
The following was originally posted on Google+ on Dec 18th, 2014. I experienced the Oculus Rift at Convergence in Banff a few weeks ago and meant to post my reflections. First, a little background:...
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