Knitting as commentary: the work on Becky Stern
Becky Stern works on wearable electronics at Adafruit Industries, maker of DIY electronics kits. She's also the creator of some intriguing, somewhat disturbing knitted sweaters that connect your
This is how Planet of the Apes starts: Orangutans getting iPads
This is the object of Apps for Apes: The quality of life of orangutans living in zoos and sanctuaries is dependent on the amount and type of enrichment
“having a Pebble changes the contours of distraction, but doesn’t reduce it”
The Pebble is the Kickstarter-famous swartwatch that serves as a second screen for your iPhone. (It's hardly the only watch of this kind: the Sony SmartWatch and Cookoo
“there was no alternative to constant, ubiquitous engagement”
Kill. Me. Now: During a panel I moderated with well-known blogger and tech expert Robert Scoble, he said there was no alternative to constant, ubiquitous engagement and held
Avoid distraction, focus, and finish that script!
The day I'm trying to finish the copy edits to my book and dealing with an author questionnaire that's about as long as something written for the House
Have playlists and Skype killed culture shock?
I'm old enough to remember how traveling internationally in the 1970s and and 1980s meant communicating through letters or occasional expensive phone calls. At the same time, I've really
“Hey… These things just pop right off!”
That's from a classic Far Side cartoon featuring two bears in a circus, one of whom is holding a muzzle in his hands. It came to mind today
Do college students overestimate their time on Facebook?
Rey Junco has a new article suggesting that studies of the impact of Facebook on students need to account for the likelihood that self-reported usage times could be
Texting from the toilet
This number keeps going up, I can't help but notice. Texting from the Toilet: Mobile Computing Use and Acceptance in Public and Private Restrooms The proliferation of mobile
Sherry Turkle on Adam Lanza: “He’s my guy. These are my people.”
I'm at something of a loss to know what to make of this Michael Rosenwald piece about Adam Lanza. Rosenwald was assigned to cover the Sandy Hook shooting,