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Sunday, September 21, 2008

I am currently conducting at the CEMA called Envirocasting which is about making connections between the information environment and the natural environment.
One idea we have been exploring is the possibility of creating a form of currency that allows people to trade the maintenance of the environment for information that they want.
One model of [...]

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No-Tech Ambient Information Environments

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Do you want an always-on ambient information environment so you can know what all your friends and peers are up to? Forget twitter or dodgeball: simply open up your window.
After moving into my apartment in Bangalore last night I awoke to some amazing sounds. Right outside my window I could hear a few [...]

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Mobile Phones and the End of the World

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Man, I don’t want to get all technophobic on you all, but, this just in from /.: (The following synopsis from Democracy Now)
Scientists: Cell Phones Could Be Cause of Missing Bees
In science news, more theories are emerging on what is causing the disappearances of bees across the country and in Europe. As much as [...]

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