Bbenzon
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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.
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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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They Went (only) So Far : The Crown, S3 E7 Moondust [Media Notes 24]
The episode is framed by Apollo 11’s lunar landing. Was it profound? Not in any message one might distill from it, such messages would be as empty as those... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Variations, A Couple of Drops of Ink Diffusing Through Water
It's very simple. You fill a tumbler, or some other suitable container, with water. Then drop a little ink into it and watch the ink diffuse, taking photos ever... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
I Was a Politically Incorrect Seven-year Old: Kowabunga Dude and “How”
So let me tell you about the Halloween costume I wore when I was seven. I was an Indian chief. My parents made the costume (they made all the Halloween... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
This Whole Thread About German Pulps Before WWII is a Hoot and a Half
Okay, so.... the thing to remember is that Germany, like several other European countries, has a long tradition of serialized fiction. Read more
Posted on 02 December 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Today's Liberated Woman, a Dialectical Exchange Across Eons and Boundaries
Posted on 02 December 2019
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Preserving Democracy: The Crown, S3 E5 Coup [Media Notes 23]
I’ve been watching The Crown, which I think is excellent. In episode five of season three Harold Wilson, the Prime Minister, decided to devalue the pound. Read more
Posted on 02 December 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Adaptation and Exaptation in Escaping Optimisation Traps in Cultural Evolution
One major goal in cultural evolution is to explain why human culture is cumulative and open-ended. However, much of the focus tends to be on processes of... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Is a Reworked Social Media the New Jetpack of the Future?
That is to say, we're living in the Singularity and social media is its most visible and pervasive manifestation. But it's not working all that well, not for... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
The Irishman: Dark Forces in America from Top to Bottom, Again [Media Notes 22]
So...I watched it on Netflix, in two sittings. It was long, and slow. It was good, that’s what the reviews said, so it must be so. And it was. Read more
Posted on 01 December 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
SK8er's Gotta Fly Now
Posted on 30 November 2019
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We Got Rhythm: The Magic of the Bell, Swing in a Racing Shell, a Cornerstone of...
This is about and experience that is very important in human society, but that has only recently come been the object of exploration and investigation. Read more
Posted on 30 November 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Let's Get Wild
Posted on 29 November 2019
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Why Talk About Culture as an Evolutionary Phenomenon?
Wrapping up my recent working paper, Divergence and Reticulation in Cultural Evolution, has brought that question to the fore. I’ve been worrying about it for... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Friday Fotos: Sunk, Beached, Abandoned
Posted on 29 November 2019
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Fake Citrus
Citrus Series by American contemporary painter Dennis Wojtkiewicz (https://t.co/zpVIUwai9C) pic.twitter.com/n07k6bbk21 — 41 Strange (@41Strange) November 29, Read more
Posted on 29 November 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Street Photography, Like a Batter Hitting a Ball
I often post photographs to Howard Rheingold’s Brainstorms community. Occasionally I’ll make a remark or two. Like this one: I never know what I've shot until... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
From Yesterday's Shoot, the (honeyed) Glow of a Gloomy Day [El Greco in Toledo]
Posted on 28 November 2019
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On Reciting "Kubla Khan" from Memory, a Twitter Conversation
Adam Roberts was discussing his trials with the poems of Geoffrey Hill. He tweeted: There are poems from "For The Unfallen" I can recite whole from memory,... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Now Trump Has Decided to Corrupt the Military
Geoffrey S. Corn, Rachel E. VanLandingham, The Gallagher Case: President Trump Corrupts the Profession of Arms, Lawfare, 26 Nov 2019: Chief Petty Officer Eddie... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2019 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Night and Day: Hoboken's 14th Street Viaduct
Posted on 27 November 2019
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