Sleep texting: It’s a true thing that exists
This is a new one to me, but I find it completely plausible. According to the Melbourne Sun Herald, The stress of daily life has sparked a new phenomenon
Printed books, electronic books, and co-reading
In the wake of my recent dinner where I watched a toddler use her mother's hand as a stylus when reading an ebook on mom's iPad, I've been
New study: Multitasking may harm teenage girls’ social/emotion development, but real interaction cures it
Clifford Nass, Roy Pea, and the rest of the circle in the Stanford communications and education programs do some really interesting work on multitasking, our attitudes to computers,
WSJ on anxiety
It's easy to make fun of, but this Wall Street Journal article on anxiety and performance is right on: a little anxiety may be just what you need
Does “self-plagiarism” exist? On Jonah Lehrer and my own blogging / writing
I've been reading the back and forth about claims that Jonah Lehrer jump-started his New Yorker blog (and can we just take a minute to recognize how the
The Presence Project
I like this: In an always-on digital age, it isn’t just adults who struggle with distraction, multimedia multitasking, and their negative physical and emotional side effects. At key
The rent-seeking model of attention capture; or, what could possibly go wrong with Skype Conversations Ads?
When I saw this article my jaw Hit. The. Floor. Skype calls to feature ads big enough to interrupt any conversation Skype to serve up personalized ads, hoping
Why advertising agencies develop Zenware
One of the interesting things I discovered when writing the contemplative computing book is that several of the most popular pieces of Zenware were created not by software
“Today Russia’s geeks hack into your bank account, while those of Finland develop Angry Birds.”
This is why I read John Kay: In the 20th century political frontiers became a central influence on economic life. Old Kaspar’s work presumably consisted of providing food,
Quote of the day: Most optimistic statement about cultural knowledge, 2012 winner
Ridley Scott talks about why he switched the name of his latest movie from Paradise to Prometheus: Ridley Scott originally planned to title his film Paradise, but then