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Lift Conference (LIFTconference) On teaching art to scientists The band Art vs. Science, Courtesy www.artvsscience.net This July, I’ll be teaching a course I developed on the intersections of contemporary art and science, for Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Walmor Correa, "Ondina," 2006. Mark Dion noted in Art:21 Season 4 that humor, irony, and metaphor are tools artists have that scientists don’t. I’m interested in raising this question here, as I do in my classroom, because it continues to be a point of debate in the academic community, as it relates to practicing and teaching the two disciplines. 2009 was the 50th anniversary of C.P. Futurefarmers, "Lunchbox Laboratory," 2008. Thinking pragmatically, perhaps one of the most crucial reasons to keep artists and scientists coming together is the wider audience that naturally follows interdisciplinary projects, paramount for the global scale of today’s concerns (C.P. League of Imaginary Scientists — Dr. Saving the world and having fun doing it?

Event :: Pirate Conference Incubate is the annual celebration of independent culture in Tilburg, the Netherlands. It is a festival exhibiting a diverse view on indie culture as a whole, including music, contemporary dance, film and visual arts. It brings more than 200 cutting edge artists in an intimate context to an international audience. Black metal next to free jazz. The Incubate Pirate Conference is a day on Piracy in the Arts in Midi Theater. How to reach optimal creation, development and distribution of ideas within the current state of copyright? Keep updated with news about the Incubate Pirate Conference and with relevant news, articles, videos at incubate-innovation.org . Pay What You Want You can buy tickets for the Pirate Conference at this site. Tickets Share on: Throughout history, different subcultures and underground scenes have brought on the most innovative ideas. What do artists think about the current state of issues?

/aiGesture: Video Gesture Recognition 10/6/2004 Introduction this is a quick article about putting together an application to recognize gestures through a video feed. a gesture is a movement of the hand or body that has some significance. e.g. in the real-world a well known gesture is shrugging your shoulders. most people recognize that action as meaning you dont know. e.g. in the .NET programming world, the Tablet PC API has a gesture reco system, which might be used to edit text. such as if you scribble back and forth over a word, then the word will be erased Video the 1st step was to get a video feed into my .NET application from a web cam (pictured above). for this task, unmanaged applications can use a component of DirectX called DirectShow. Skin Recognition staying still - stopping or starting the player right - move to next track left - restart current track or previous track up - volume up down - volume down Conclusion Source the article above points to the relevant code pieces

Hugh Forrest (H_Forrest) Can 'Curation' Save Media? ElectroSmog Sustainable Immobility March 18 – 20, 2010 Concept ElectroSmog is a new festival that revolves around the concept Sustainable Immobility. The festival will introduce and explore this concept in theory and practice. With Sustainable Immobility we refer to a critique of current systems of hyper mobility of people and products in travel and transport, and their ecological unsustainability. The exploration of Sustainable Immobility is a quest for a more sustainable life style, which is less determined by speed and constant mobility. What we propose may sound a bit like a paradox: The proposition of the festival is that the unfolding crisis of mobility can only be effectively addressed by deepening our connections across geographical divides through new communication technologies. Nothing is self-evident for us. What are the true energy costs and environmental and health hazards of using even more electronic technologies (increased levels of electrosmog)? Is ‘going local’ the only solution? • Witnessed Presence

Building an Internet of Things (video What happens when objects start to post their position and status on the internet? Amazing things. Massive data collection could change the world. Companies all over the globe are working on ways to use tracking and internet connectivity to give new digital life to physical objects and locations. Take a moment and imagine a future where every object you own has a presence on the internet. What’s the practical application for such massive data collection? Let’s take a look at some of the early applications of the IoT. But let’s get off the tether. Want to know where to find the most happening spots in San Francisco? That same smart phone could be used to remotely access any device with internet connectivity, and in the future, many more objects will have such connectivity as they become part of the Internet of Things. Another pending application for the IoT is massive data collection for scientific research. A Digression …and we’re back! The Internet of Things is Near?

WorldEcono micforum Tech Pioneers New technologies and innovations are constantly changing and improving the way we do things and approach problems. Processes, institutions and industries that have been around and unchanged for decades are now being rethought and redesigned with the aid of technology. Many of these adaptions and approaches are not being developed by large, established industry leaders but rather by their smaller, early-stage counterparts. This year, the World Economic Forum is pleased to present 36 leading start-ups selected as Technology Pioneers 2014. The World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers programme recognizes companies, normally in a start-up phase, from around the world that are involved in the design, development and deployment of new technologies, and are set to have a significant impact on business and society. Read the full reportDownload the report (PDF)Read the press releaseTechnology Pioneers 2014 Video Playlist Read our blog articilesSelection Committee 2014 Follow us on Twitter

The Future Of The Web: Where Will We Be In Five Years? Nov 03 2009 We’re approaching the end of 2009, and many people are wondering what the future will bring. While no one can predict for sure what the Internet holds in its future, there are indicators and trends that can point us in the right direction. A ton of technologies are ripe for further development in the coming few years. Social media and related apps are definitely going to be at the forefront of the Web for a long time. 1. Submitted on Twitter by @mikaelgramont and @simplybastow. Some companies are already making strides in the micro-payment arena. Micro-payments will likely be popular among online magazines and news services, as well as other providers of in-depth content. The most prevalent current micro-payment systems are within MMORPGs (massively multi-player online role-playing games). PayPal is already offering support for micro-payments at a rate of 5% plus $0.05 per transaction. Micro-payments of the future may be closely-related to mobile payment systems. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Twestival iPhone app Chad Catacchio: @twestival re: iPhone app... Humanity+, UK 2010 « dw2 Registration is open: Humanity+, UK 2010 The Humanity+, UK 2010 conference, to be held in central London on Saturday 24th April, will be tackling some big questions: How will accelerating technological change effect human mental and physical capabilities?What opportuntities and problems will these changes bring?How will these changes impact the environment?How will society, political leaders and institutions react? In short, Humanity+, UK 2010 is a conference about the future of humanity and the future of technology – and about the forthcoming radical impact of technology on our lives. Along with some friends and colleagues, I’ve been helping to arrange a first-class line up of speakers for this event. The speakers include many of the pioneering thinkers of the modern transhumanist movement – also known as “Humanity+“. The conference website is now open for registration. If any member of the press would like to book interview time with one or more of the speakers, please get in touch.

O'ReillyMedia Global.Ignite Week Four Nights, 40 Cities, 500 Talks, 10,000 Participants Ignite Community Spans the Globe with "Worldwide Distributed Conference" Sebastopol, CA —O'Reilly Media announces the first Global Ignite Week , a "worldwide distributed conference" of community-fueled Ignite events in more than 40 cities, from March 1-4, 2010. Upwards of 10,000 entrepreneurs, technologists, DIYers, local heroes, and creative professionals are expected to participate in cities including Seattle, Boston, New York, Nashville, Brussels, Paris, Sydney, and Bangalore. Igniters will gather in pubs, theaters, and other convivial venues for an evening that is a unique blend of networking, information, and fun, encapsulated in the Ignite motto: "Enlighten us, but make it quick." In talks that are exactly five minutes long, Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds—whether they're ready or not. Global Ignite Week is both an in-person and online event.

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