Bbenzon
Description
Humankind got its start on the African savannas some hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years ago. At various times in our cultural history we’ve moved to distinctly new cultural ground, as it were. And so we are moving now, and have been for the past half century. This blog is how I see that move. Intellectually, I'm broadly interested in culture and the brain. Within that compass, anything could show up here. Literature and films (including animation), certainly, music as well, and graffiti. But, other things may show up as well. It's a blog, don't you know, it moves.
MY BLOGS
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New Savanna
http://new-savanna.blogspot.com/
Humankind got its start on the African savannas some hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years ago. At various times in our cultural history we’ve moved to distinctly new cultural ground, as it were. And so we are moving now, and have been for the past half century. This blog is how I see that move. I'm broadly interested in culture and the brain. Within that compass, anything could show up here. Literature and films (including animation), certainly, music as well, and graffiti. But, other things may show up as well. It's a blog, don't you know, it moves.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 7356 )
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Speculative Engineering as Philosophy [Models of the Mind]
I am in the process of preparing a working paper based on my review of Grace Lindsey’s recent book, Models of the Mind. This is draft material that will go in... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Lighting FX [photons r Us]
Posted on 14 June 2021
CULTURE,
PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIETY
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Rodriguez – Cold Fact [annals of Over-looked Genius]
From Wikipedia: Cold Fact is the debut album from American singer-songwriter Rodriguez. It was released in the United States on the Sussex label in March 1970. Read more
Posted on 14 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
A Bird in the Distance, Two Lamps, the Beclouded Sun
Posted on 13 June 2021
CULTURE,
PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIETY
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Ramble, June 13, 2021: Progress, AI [rolling Thunder | Media Notes 60]
Progress Studies At the moment progress studies has two aspects: 1) Education: Making people aware that humankind has indeed made progress over the years,... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Follow Me: from Spain, to America, to Greece, and Japan [will Elon Put It on...
It started out as the Adagio to Rodrigo’s Concerto de Aranjuez: Miles Davis recorded it on his Sketches of Spain album (this is from a live performance at... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
How Many Types of 'intelligence'?
1. That there are many different types of problems and their solutions require different types of intelligence.2. That human intelligence is not good at... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Hannibal Lokumbe: "The Most Sacred Place I've Ever Heard Music Performed in is...
New Music USA 2.85K subscribers Frank J. Oteri's conversation with composer/trumpeter/raconteur/poet/community activist/force of nature Hannibal Lokumbe is a... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Wikipedia Articles as Literature Review [the Old Academy is Dying]
The secret heart of academia is... Wikipedia.In an experiment, this paper found that a single quality Wikipedia article written by chemistry experts influenced... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
More from the Jersey City Mural Festival
Posted on 12 June 2021
CULTURE,
PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIETY
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The Song of Israel Kamakawino'ole [stealth Hit from out of Nowhere]
I'm bumping this to the top of the queue on general principle. Also, it's great music. * * * * * One of my Facebook friends just linked to a YouTube video of... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
The Complete Conversation, Brother Cornel West and Brother Glenn Loury
Bloggingheads.tv 56.9K subscribers Support the Glenn Show on Substack: www.glennloury.substack.com 0:00 Teodros's new book, Conversations with Cornel West 1:04... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Friday Fotos: Yesterday, While the Moon Danced with the Sun in the Early Morning...
Posted on 11 June 2021
CULTURE,
PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIETY
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Ross Douthat Defends Real Experience [Andreessen’s Been out in the Sun Too Long]
Ross Douthat has an important column, Decadence and Andreessen's Dilemma (Reactions, June 10, 2021). The piece begins: Early in the pandemic era, the Netscape... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Mi’kmaw Quillwork [qorcupine Quills]
Early 19th-century Mi’kmaw quillwork on baskets. Some French colonists called us the “Porcupine Indians” for our skill in making beautiful things with... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Why K-Pop Is More Complex Than You Think
From Jan. 16, 2020 Sound Field [PBS] From the YouTube description: K-Pop has become a global phenomenon. BTS was the first K-Pop group to perform on Saturday... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Mary Tsingou, Pioneer in Computer Simulation of Complex Dynamics
“We thank Miss Mary Tsingou” — another important story about a #HiddenFigure, this time in the development of nonlinear dynamics and computer simulations.... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
The Ring of Fire Was More Like a Banana Over Manhattan
Posted on 10 June 2021
CULTURE,
PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIETY
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OOO! – So That’s What You Mean [Morton and Graffiti]
I'm bumping this post from April 2011 to the top of the queue in joint recognition (conjunction) of the recent New Yorker article about Tim Morton and Jersey... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Mind Hacks 3: 1956 – The Forbidden Planet Within [Media Notes 59]
I’m bumping this post from 2010 to the top of the queue as it is relevant to my current thinking about silly, but alas widespread, fears of AI. Those fears are... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2021 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY
