Mittwoch, 14. März 2018
Klima spielen
Announcing a new EarthGames Studio Class: 'Flourish, A Climate Grand Strategy Game'
"Students with interest/background in climate, economic or political modeling can sign up and collaborate on this creative commons project through ATMS 495. We will develop science-based climate, economic, and political engines to be used in early prototypes of the game, with citations to the relevant scientific literature. In this early stage of game development, you’ll have the opportunity to work with an evolving, international team of contributors."

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Sonntag, 11. März 2018
Scots pine - Waldkiefer

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Mittwoch, 7. März 2018
new cities
Where are the world's newest cities … and why do they all look the same?
"Thousands of new cities are needed to house the increasing global population – projected to reach 10bn by 2060. From China’s planned Jing-Jin-Ji hypercity to African techno hubs and sprawling refugee camps, Adam Greenfield explores what the future holds"

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#spontanaphorismus
Concrete jungle: from Jane Jacobs to Jane Goodall.

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Dienstag, 6. März 2018
Brazilian Modernism
Why MoMA’s Exhibition of Towering Brazilian Modernist Tarsila do Amaral Misses the Mark
"The museum's overly formalist approach misses out on an opportunity to delve into the politics of Brazilian Modernism."

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Sonntag, 4. März 2018
Kukeri
Surreal Pictures Show Bulgaria’s Masked Dancers Warding Off Evil Spirits
"In a practice dating back millennia, Bulgaria’s kukeri dancers don dramatic costumes to dispel evil and invite good."

In a practice dating back millennia, these masked dancers of Bulgaria don dramatic costumes to dispel evil and invite the good (fb)

sehet auch: Toni Ermann

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Sonntag, 18. Februar 2018
Potpourri
Train PhD students to be thinkers not just specialists

Message In A Bottle-The Police-Japanese Cover-Gottan-NHK Blends

Missing data hinder replication of artificial intelligence studies (found at fefe)

The Influence of Benoît B. Mandelbrot on Mathematics (pdf)

Robo-philosophy: Warum bauen wir Roboter? (siehe auch Golem)

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Montag, 12. Februar 2018
25
Eigentlich boykottiere ich Posts, die irgendetwas abzählen.
Hier eine Ausnahme:
Words That Are Their Own Opposites
Wer kann mir deutsche Beispiele nennen?

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Dienstag, 6. Februar 2018
new blog & podcast
On the left, under links, I have added Stefanie's blog, namely the Sustainable Transitions Blog.
She is doing a big effort in posting and interviewing for the podcast.

Prädikat: check it out!

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Freitag, 12. Januar 2018
Yo


siehe auch:
- gestern in der Kneipe
- light

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