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  • The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

    The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil

  • Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

    Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

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An Atlas of Now

Will Grant and I have written an article on the Diffusion blog titled “An Atlas of Now” describing the project I’m working on at CPAS.

We are in the process building a system – using both established and novel open source intelligence methods – to gauge, assess and display changes in the online discussion of science [...]

TED Talk – AlloSphere

TED Talk – JoAnn Kuchera-Morin: Tour the AlloSphere, a stunning new way to see scientific data

The AlloSphere uses two 5 metre radius half spheres made from optically opaque and acoustically transparent perforated aluminium. They are housed in a three story anechoic chamber. The viewers stand on a bridge that positions their heads [...]

Information Visualization is a Medium

There is an interesting article on the Information Aesthetics blog about two talks given by Eric Rodenbeck last year:

Eric Rodenbeck (Stamen): Information Visualization is a Medium
This post contains 2 recorded talks from Eric Rodenbeck, founder and creative director of Stamen Design, the visualization design lab known for projects like Trulia Hindsight, Digg Labs, SFMOMA ArtScope [...]