Remember this guy? I mentioned Rob Spence in this post a while back; he’s now working on several film projects around his own and others’ prosthetic gear. Lots to think about here, in the ways he frames the possibilities and discussion. Thanks, Andrew. Continue reading »
I really enjoyed meeting and talking with Christina Agapakis, who wrote about the Moveable Chair work for Scientific American’s Oscillator blog. And more on Christina’s very interesting research and projects at her web site. (image: C. Agapakis) Continue reading »
I had an exchange with Michael Kontopoulos about “Water Rites,” a design fiction where literal and cultural relationships with water are “far less cavalier.” Kontopoulos was intrigued by science fiction narratives like that of Richard Heinlein’s Stranger In A Strange Land; in that story, an arid planet creates social rituals around water—the resource becomes precious, … Continue reading »
