Aug 25

Via Keith Wilson.

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Via Keith Wilson.

This guy got some useful insights from his experiment, and is clearly a person of wisdom and empathy.

Originally shared by Demetrius Bady

During his eight months as a racist troll, Wilson never revealed his true identity. When it was all over, Wilson said, he came to appreciate the way in which the far-right media bubble disables its participants — offering an endless stream of scapegoats for their problems but no credible solutions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/08/24/a-black-man-went-undercover-as-a-digital-white-supremacist-this-is-what-he-learned/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories-2_fake-racist-615pm:homepage/story&utm_term=.88125d9a4f29
Aug 24

Combining biological and non-biological engineering.

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Combining biological and non-biological engineering.

Originally shared by Jennifer Ouellette

How Mushrooms Could Repair Our Crumbling Infrastructure. A fungus that grows on concrete and promotes the growth of calcium carbonate could help repair roads and bridges, materials scientists say. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608717/how-mushrooms-could-repair-our-crumbling-infrastructure/

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608717/how-mushrooms-could-repair-our-crumbling-infrastructure/

Aug 23

One to watch – I don’t qualify to contribute, but I’ll be interested in the outcome.

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One to watch – I don’t qualify to contribute, but I’ll be interested in the outcome.

Originally shared by Walter Roberson

Mike Reeves-McMillan​

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lynnemthomas/disabled-people-destroy-science-fiction-uncanny-ma?ref=hero_thanks
Aug 23

Don’t forget about the electric car, but do consider making a Kiva loan to a female entrepreneur, or looking for…

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Don’t forget about the electric car, but do consider making a Kiva loan to a female entrepreneur, or looking for another way to fund women’s education.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

There are 100 ways to solve climate change, and many of them aren’t what you’d expect- especially the top 7.

http://suhub.co/2w3JFzX
Aug 22

As the great C.L.

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As the great C.L. Moore taught us, relationships and emotions make SF better. Here are some reflections on SF in which those elements are central.

Originally shared by Cora Foerstner

Future romance: how science fiction is predicting our relationships

#scifi #love

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/16/science-fiction-love-relationships-marjorie-prime-black-mirror?utm_content=buffer953af&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Aug 20

A less dramatic way of putting it would be “Civilization is in a traumatic transition”.

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A less dramatic way of putting it would be “Civilization is in a traumatic transition”.

And I wish he hadn’t framed things in terms of male-female stereotypes (even if he calls them archetypes). But the point is still valid: as we move into a world where abundance is, in many areas, replacing scarcity, we need a fundamentally different way of organising to deal with the new reality effectively. And many of our current problems are a result of dealing with new situations as if they were old situations.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

Not the most uplifting intro. But the good news is, Ismail had some pretty unique insight to share about the nature of the problems society is facing, and plenty of thoughts on how to fix them too.

http://suhub.co/2vPiASv
Aug 19

For my fellow steampunk authors who want to feature alternative computers in their stories.

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For my fellow steampunk authors who want to feature alternative computers in their stories.

Originally shared by HACKADAY

We’ve always been fascinated at the number of ways logic gates can spring into being. Sure, we think of logic gates carrying electrons, but there are so many other mechanical means to do the same thing. Another method that sometimes has a practical use is…

http://hackaday.com/2017/08/19/logic-gates-under-air-pressure/