Posts Tagged "journal"

Cybernetics

Cybernetics could also be seen as an evolutionary theory for machines. There is no need for machines to represent the world in order to achieve an output or result; instead, the focus is on the adaptive nature of machines and systems. One has to set the rules and relationships between systems, and according to those rules, systems evolve in their own way, which of course, relates back to the initial point.

Knowledge knitting

Eric Hobsbawm's style of writing history, using self-contained essays that can stand alone outside the context of their book, perfectly showcases how art, music, technology, economy, traditions, and seemingly unrelated changes shape the evolution of societies.

The Art of Transformation

In a sense, we are no more than the machines we create. We see, measure, evaluate, and predict the world through them, in a way that they form our extra senses.

In search of presence

What does it mean to be present nowadays? I'm with my son in the apartment, struggling to be present and listen to him read a story. I'm physically present but not really there.

Angel or Duke?

I have a friend who lives in an apartment with shelves full of books and walls covered with photographs of friends.

The power of habits

Habits are human automation, meaning a chain of responses to a specific stimulus, event, or situation. When we first get into a car, we struggle to change speed, look in the mirror, check all the electronics on the dashboard, and get ready to drive.

Running in the rain

It’s raining—heavily this time, as it usually does with rain in Athens nowadays. After many autumn and winter days with no rain at all, this feels unusual (or usual, depending on whether you look forward or backward). And it’s cold outside, so I don’t know how I managed to get out and start running, even though I could easily have avoided it.

An exercise mat

An exercise mat could transform into a magic carpet that flies or protects you from the lava beneath. It should help you avoid the balls or balloons chasing you viciously, trying to erase you. As Pac-Man eats the dots, it doesn't just remove some pixels but sends them to non-existence. The sickle will protect us as we fight zombies, whether they live in water or not. Don’t hesitate when you see the enemy; either run or fight. This sword has superpowers and transports you to a new dimension, and the blanket on the table will be our shelter for now.