Synopsis of my new course on science, technology, and global history.
Entries from May 2008
On A Planetary Scale
May 19th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Tags: Academia · Concept Courses · Favorites · Teaching · Technology
Strange Love
May 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
P.D. Smith, author of Doomsday Men, on mad scientists and the dream of the superweapon.
Tags: Asides · Cranks · Science!
Long Tails and Fat Butts
May 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments
I am enraptured with this graphic showing box office receipts from 1986 to 2008.
Tags: Found History · Teaching · Visualization
Giant Ants?
May 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Kate Beaton is awesome.
Tags: Canadian Content
The Backwards Survey
May 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Teaching history from back from front.
Tags: Academia · Concept Courses · Favorites · Teaching
Concept Courses
May 14th, 2008 · 18 Comments
A course I’d like to teach on gaming, simulation, and history.
Tags: Academia · Concept Courses · Favorites · Games and Gaming · History@Play · Teaching
The SITI Program
May 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments
The Search for Intelligence on the Internet: My man Mark Rayner plugs the numbers into the Drake equation, predicts that there should be 2.7 intelligent blogs in cyberspace. Keep watching the skies!
The Tank
May 9th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tom Englehardt posts Chalmers Johnson’s review of Alex Abella’s new history of RAND.
More Matters of Great Historical Import
May 8th, 2008 · Comments Off
Peeing dogs, Donkey Kong, lesbians, sitcoms, and gin.
Tags: Found History
You Are Number 0110
May 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Spybots invade English village.
Tags: Robots