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Wat is wetenschap? (What is Science?)

Dutch video (mainly in English) on science with B. Latour More audio and videos: http://www.anthem-group.net/bruno-latour-audio-video/

On writing and creativity

For those who are writing at the moment… A nice presentation of Elizabeth Gilbert at TED 2008 on writing and creativity and a few words by cory doctorow on his writing methods: writing in the age of distraction

Jean Baptiste Labrune presentation

JB Labrune came back for a short visit yesterday. Jb is a former Phd student at InSitu and currently postdoctoral associate at the Media Lab. In a talk called Beyond Tangible Interfaces, he presented us with the recent work done at the media lab, particularly in the tangible group. He also put all of these [...]

touch and telephone

Palm introduced the Pre during CES, it is a small multi-touch phone, with a physical keyboard. Three features make it interesting: Its Web OS [fr] The task switching mechanism Wireless Charger LG also presented a new touch phone/watch, Baudisch here you go! Finally, Microsoft is investing more money into touch technology [fr].

OLPC downsizing

The OLPC organization will be laying off half of its staff and ending its involvement in Sugar development, core of the OLPC Environment. I don’t know what this mean in regard of software developments for the version 2. From the announce: This restructuring is also the result of an exciting new direction for OLPC. Our [...]

Ethernet Micro Web Device

Known as the PIC-MICRO-WEB, this Internet interface is designed around two PIC mainstays: the PIC18F67J60 microcontroller and Microchip’s TCP-IP stack. This could be the foundation for adding Web services to your next embedded project. [...] The PIC-MICRO-WEB also contains an RJ45 Ethernet port. Ahem, complete with support for Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) so that no external power [...]

Vidéos des entretiens du monde industriel

Les entretiens du monde industriel est un cycle de conférences qui a eu lieu l’année dernière et cette année à l’automne. Les vidéos sont disponibles en ligne et on peut naviguer dedans grace au programme développé à l’IRI: lignes de temps. Entre autres intervenants on notera: John Maeda (2007), Bernard Stiegler (2007, 2008), Richard Harper [...]

un portable lenovo à deux écrans

via zdnet

Jean Marie Hullot le web’08

Free video streaming by Ustream Jean Marie Hullot est (entre autre) la personne derrière Interface Builder. Et il a été chercheur à l’INRIA et a obtenu sa thèse à Orsay.

predictably irrational

Un petit clin d’oeil.