The rise of self-publishing
I've spent the last few weeks working on a book proposal around contemplative computing. It's been a great, absorbing experience, so naturally an article on the growing respectability
Raymond Tallis on “neuromania”
One of my favorite books is Raymond Tallis' The Hand. (Tallis is an MD and prolific author, and as his Web site shows, really knows how to accessorize.)
Another data-point in “we’re too busy to think”
From Gregory Treverton's recent article in the Prospect on intelligence work, this example of how the rush to production crowds out contemplation-- and thus serious insight. [T]he crown
AC Grayling on the decline of academic contemplation
It's now rather old, but I wanted to note this piece by philosopher AC Grayling about the ways assessments are forcing universities to focus on measurable productivity
Contemplative art
I was in Washington DC last week, and managed to take in the Nam June Paik exhibit at the National Gallery. It was an unexpected lesson in technology
Contemplative art at the Smithsonian
Last week I was in Washington DC, at a workshop on the future of counterinsurgency and irregular warfare. Not the most obvious moment to encounter works that provide
Qantified self
A brief post about self-tracking and the quantified self movement on my Future 2 blog.
A critique of minimalist word processors
While looking for a replacement for Ecto (which I've used for years, but which has now become unacceptably unstable), I stumbled upon this attack on WriteRoom and the
“Maybe I’ll be smarter when I have more distractions”
This is great: click for the full size version Personally I find an open workspace great for some kinds of work, but I'm very much the type who
Bad argument? Dress it up with neuroscience!
Okay, last post before I go back to work. Following up on the brain vs. mind post, here's Ben Goldacre talking about an interesting 2008 article measuring how