While on the topic of trash, seems like a good time to link to the Story of Stuff, a clear, straightforward, powerful video about our consumer culture and it’s implications.
It might be worth watching this on a regular basis, every sunday morning?
This is just one of the many stunning photos of the encroachment of trash in various developing parts of the world. See more at geenstijl.nl
btw: that is a creek covered in trash!
(Via Geen Stijl.)
“WHY does storytelling endure across time and cultures? Perhaps the answer lies in our evolutionary roots. A study of the way that people respond to Victorian literature hints that novels act as a social glue, reinforcing the types of behaviour that benefit society.”
Therefore, borrow a book today
We are fast approaching a time when human intelligence will be incapable of interacting with the rapidly occurring events in the physical world. The associative system of the human mind is far too simple to handle and put to practical use the voluminous information needed to operate a highly technical and advanced world society. The processing required would have to handle trillions of bits of information per second, far too complex for human systems to handle, particularly with the infusion of nanotechnology.
The Venus Project calls for a cybernated society in which computers could replace the outmoded system of electing politicians that in most cases represent the entrenched vested interests. This new technology will not dictate or monitor individual’s lives, as in The Venus Project this would be consider socially offensive and counterproductive. Books such as 1984 and Brave New World, and motion pictures such as Blade-Runner and Terminator 2 have spawned fear in some people regarding the takeover of technology in our society. The Venus Project’s only purpose is to elevate the spiritual and intellectual potential of all people, while at the same time providing the goods and services that will meet their individual and material needs.
(Via yskira.)
makes me realize I need to put together a whole post on full on cities being designed these days.
thinking much about new cities, nested cities, cohesive cities.
check out the details on this one proposed for moscow, the whole island is a new mini city (or is it just a huge huge mall?):
This is just one of many amazing LOL observations of poorly placed advertising featured on the oddee site.
just found a stimulating new thing to look at, scroll through, and share:
http://spacecollective.org/gallery/
read the details about the floating ecopolis for ecological refugees
