A Surreal Trip to a Domain-Names Conference - The Atlantic
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/02/domain-names-dot-horse/516438/… where misspelled URLs are auctioned off for tens of thousands of dollars. Ingrid Burrington
The Stunning Elbphilharmonie Is What Happens When Algorithms Design a Concert Hall | WIRED
wired.com/2017/01/happens-algorithms-design-concert-hall-stunning-elbphilharmonieHerzog and De Meuron's new philharmonic in Hamburg, Germany is an impressive feat of technology.
The anthropologist in my pocket: Robbie Blinkoff at TEDxChesterRiver - YouTube
youtube.com/watchRobbie Blinkoff is an anthropologist and professor who's been asking himself whether technology is the advancement that will propel us from "stone tools to axes" — in the evolution of anthropology, perhaps even transforming the humanities. His quest has led him to develop a new app, the Pocket Anthropologist. Find out what Margaret Mead would have done with an iPhone in this engaging presentation.
Kill the Email - The Atlantic
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/kill-email-die-email/415419/Overflowing inboxes are wrecking productivity and making people feel guilty. Is the technology to blame, or are we?