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  • The Believers

    The Believers Magic has entered our world. In the pockets of many Americans today are thin black slabs that, somehow, understand and anticipate our desires. from http://ift.tt/1EMbolT more ›

  • #dreamwithinadream // http://ift.tt/1DJjJau

    #dreamwithinadream // http://ift.tt/1DJjJau more ›

  • prepaidafrica: Who was Taytu Betul? Taytu Betul…

    prepaidafrica: Who was Taytu Betul? Taytu Betul was Emperor Menelik II‘s third wife and was thereby Empress of Ethiopia.  She was his confidante, a loyal wife, a commander, and a brilliant military strategist. Taytu Betul (also Taitu Betul), whose name… more ›

  • Buddhism 101: A Short Introductory Lecture by…

    Buddhism 101: A Short Introductory Lecture by Jorge Luis Borges In 1977, erudite Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges delivered a series of seven lectures in Buenos Aires on a variety of topics, including Dante’s Divine Comedy, nightmares, and the Kabbalah.… more ›

  • Africa in 2030: A future of smartphones, drones…

    Africa in 2030: A future of smartphones, drones and digital witchdoctors Mobile connections in Africa have grown by 44% a year since 2000, the fastest in the world. But tech isn’t done with Africa yet IT has been said the… more ›

  • The Cathedral of Computation

    The Cathedral of Computation Algorithms are everywhere, supposedly. We are living in an “algorithmic culture,” to use the author and communication scholar Ted Striphas’s name for it. Google’s search algorithms determine how we access information. Facebook’s News Feed algorithms determine… more ›

  • #oldtimereligion // http://ift.tt/186FO7t

    #oldtimereligion // http://ift.tt/186FO7t more ›

  • #stressfm lab fridays. #databass //…

    #stressfm lab fridays. #databass // http://ift.tt/1BnaGN9 more ›

  • HAUNTED MACHINES

    HAUNTED MACHINES The continued proliferation of connected devices and the narratives driving them forward has been running parallel to stories of surveillance, hacking and black boxes. from http://ift.tt/16ObeyM more ›

  • Favorite tweets: The trick of #hauntedmachines is…

    “ Favorite tweets: The trick of #hauntedmachines is that it is all a metaphor and none of it’s a metaphor — Ingrid Burrington (@lifewinning) February 27, 2015 ” – via http://ift.tt/1y4yqil more ›