against cyber-millenarianism
The singularity and dispensationalism are just two of the new forms of millenarianism mobilizing over information communication technologies. more
The singularity and dispensationalism are just two of the new forms of millenarianism mobilizing over information communication technologies. more
At about 1300sqft, the dimension of the average home has remained remarkably constant throughout history. Could this have to do with home communications? more
Cities of the Plain is a name that Mumford uses to point to the origins of the city, but is also commonly used to refer to Sodom and Gomorrah. more
Cities have always competed with one another, but is the recent competitiveness for the highest quality of life a break with a past of war between cities? more
July 2013, Strelka Institute, Moscow more
In May, I was at the Technology University of Delft to share about MikroAct, an action-sharing platform that I’ve been… more
Niagara Falls is Toronto’s Coney Island. Where Rem Koolhaas described Coney Island as the appendage of New York City, a… more
Fresh off grad school, I find myself still possessing a strong appetite for reading and note taking. But that is… more
“No matter how many valuable functions the city has furthered, it has also served, throughout most of its history, as… more
a Twitter bot that coordinates weekly mini-occupy movements at a different privately-owned public space in New York City. [Started in 2012] more
July 2012, Strelka Institute, Moscow more
Noise City Radio combines the location and classification of all noise complaints logged in New York City’s 311 system and combines it with audio recordings of noise. [2012] more
Consciousness, says R.G. Collingwood, is “the kind of thought which stands closest to sensation or mere feeling. Every further development… more
Alhazen was asked to build a dam on the Nile in the 11th Century by the vindictive and ruthless caliph… more