You need something done, you find a neighbor who can do it. Or if you have a unneeded item, you sell it to someone who lives right around the corner. It’s local commerce, mediated by the internet: eBay for your block.
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SINC, Servicio de Información y Noticias Científicas, plataforma multimedia de comunicación científica…
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A network of links to data visualization resources (blogs, companies, people, tools, frameworks, books…). The network is based upon the words people use to tag these links using Delicious social bookmarking service.
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CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee! You can join us at one of our many chapters in cities around the world.
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Thingiverse is a universe of things. Download our files and build them with your lasercutter, 3D printer, or CNC.
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A set of contact lenses that turns the wearer’s field of vision into a screen…
Wide Open School is a month-long experiment that will see the gallery lending its space to classes invented especially by artists. “This is a school for people who like learning but hate to be taught,” explained Ralph Rugoff, Director of the Hayward Gallery in his introduction to the press view.
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From the archaeological areas of Pompeii to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Google’s World Wonders Project aims to bring to life the wonders of the modern and ancient world.
The emerging field of telepresence and telerobotics has produced some fairly out-there forms to carry out their functions, and researchers at Yamagata University in Japan don’t seem to have any problem pushing that envelope. Their concept: a telepresence robot that quite literally is that voice in your ear, that angel (or devil) on your shoulder.
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Have you ever wanted to know more about art in a city, but been unsure where to look? A new app to remedy that situation is seeking funding on Kickstarter.ArtAroundSF started as a way to take a deeper look into San Francisco’s art scene.
