My last couple days
This is what's been keeping me busy: a new map of the project, which I'm converting into the Prezi. It's a fabulous example of one of those things
Another thing I’m trying to track down: the cognitive archaeology of contemplative materials
Another thing I'm interested in better understanding the relationship between contemplation or reflection, and materials. Landscape architects have articulated principles for designing restorative or contemplative spaces (Bianca Moura
Group versus individual contemplation
How does the collective exercise of contemplative practices improve individual abilities? I need to figure this out. When I talk to people here in the lab, words like "contemplation" and "meditation" sound
Quote of the day
Since I'm a fan of self-experimentation (not only does the method have some very interesting advocates, it's one that I've used in my own program of weight loss),
Learning on Change Island
Having been writing away this past week, I've not been updating, but I wanted to mention this excellent piece by Cornell computer science professor Phoebe Sengers, "What I
Friday night
I've been working this week on the first of the long contemplative computing essays, and so far I think it's gone pretty well. The kids left on Monday,
Fracture and embodiment
Instinct says there's a link I can make between the embodied cognition literature (exemplified for me by the work of Andy Clark) and firsthand accounts of distraction, partial
Contemplation, a room of one’s own, and serendipity
A couple weeks ago, during a visit to a wonderful little bookshop in Ely, I picked up a copy of Virigina Woolf's A Room of One's Own. My
Koan of the day
Users are to the computer industry as women in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own are to men. Discuss.