Picasso sipped absinthe. Hemingway mused on it. It may have helped persuade Van Gogh to lop off his ear. Now a drink banned in the U.S. for nearly a century (it was wrongly considered a hallucinogen) is back on the scene at trendy clubs.
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What is evil? Is it consistent with the existence of a benevolent God? In this interview Stephen Law gives an original take on this traditional philosophical problem.
Tagged with stephen-law podcast 2007-06-09 philosophy
From http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2007/index.shtml The future of work is not what it used to be. As recently as the 1970s the prime concern was the coming of leisure society - how were we going to handle all the free time about to be delivered by "technological advances" like automation and computers? Far from facing problems of this nature we now have the reality of "over work" for some and unemployment for others. Can we expect more of the same in the future, or will the predictions of an earlier era ultimately come true? (Running time 71:56)
A talk by Jon Hicks from the @media 2007 european conference
Tagged with science 2007 human brain
Brothers Chip and Dan Heath examine why some ideas spread around the globe, while others are forgettable, in their book, Made to Stick. They say most people don’t know how to frame their ideas in a clear and compelling way.
Tagged with madetostick 2007 time:4m50s rating:2/5
A controversial presentation by Joe Clark on @media ‘07 about when we shouldn’t address different accessibility issues that should be resolved by other parties (UA developers, AT developers, etc.) instead. There’s also a mention to the WCAG Samurai project at the beginning.
Tagged with accessibility @media at-media 2007 wcag book:author=joe clark
Tagged with jared spool ux design usability dconstruct 2007
Tagged with cameron moll dconstruct 2007 design interfaces