They say that form follows function. So – take a look at the form of this strange device, which stands about a meter tall. Can you guess its function? No, it isn’t a trashcan with dreadlocks. I saw this thing in the Biosphere at Potsdam. This pleasant museum is smaller and less ambitious (should I … Read more
The day I left New York to fly back to Israel I bought, on an impulse, a CardScan business card scanner at Best Buy. I’d received all these cards from colleagues at the IORG conference, and the thought of typing all the details into my computer was depressing… Anyway, I got home, installed the software, … Read more
Quite off topic, but how exciting! After months of preparation, the group I co-founded is now alive and kicking! The Information Overload Research Group (IORG) is a non-profit association of researchers interested in solving theglobal problem of Information Overload. It prides itself on bringing together key people from industry, academia, consultancies and software vendors who … Read more
Off-topic it may be, but I had a delightful experience last week judging in a round of the FameLab competition organized by the British Council in the Jerusalem Science Museum. This international event strives to encourage scientists to communicate their work and their excitement about it to the public; young scientists (mainly graduate students) were … Read more
Do you recognize the glass object in this photo? If not, you may want to check “Prey to Oblivion“, the March article on my Possibly Interesting web site, which has a bunch of everyday objects that were quite familiar a century ago but are now all but forgotten. To avoid confusion: This here Commonsense Design … Read more
