O'REILLY

At our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Foo_Camp">Sci Foo Camp</a> this past summer, <a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/jbruner">Jon Bruner</a>, <a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/jims">Jim Stogdill</a>, <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2717">Roger Magoulas</a>, and I were joined by guests <a href="http://www.amandaparkes.com">Amanda Parkes</a>, a professor in the Department of Architecture at Columbia University, and CTO at algae biofuels company <a href="http://www.bodegaalgae.com/index.html">Bodega Algae</a> and fashion technology company <a href="http://skinteractivestudio.wordpress.com">Skinteractive Studio</a>; <a href="http://www.ivanpoupyrev.com">Ivan Poupyrev</a>, principle research scientist at Disney Research, who leads an interaction research team; and <a href="http://www.hayesraffle.com">Hayes Raffle</a>, an interaction designer at Google [X] working on Project Glass. Our discussion covered a wide range of topics, from scalable sensors to tactile design to synthetic biology to haptic design to why technology isn't a threat but rather is essential for human survival.

Here are some highlights from our discussion:
<ul>
<li>The <a href="http://www.disneyresearch.com/project/botanicus-interacticus-interactive-plant-technology/">Botanicus Interacticus</a> project from Disney research and the <a href="http://ipoupyrev.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/botanicus-interacticus-and-revel-at-siggraph-2012/">Touch&eacute; sensor technology</a>.</li>

<li>Poupyrev explains the concept behind the Touch&eacute; sensor is that we need to figure out how to make the entire world interactive, developing a single sensor that can be scalable to any situation &mdash; finding a universal solution that can adapt to multiple uses. That's what Touch&eacute; is, Poupyrev says: "a sensing technology that can dynamically adapt to multiple objects and can sense interaction with water, with everyday objects, with tables, with surfaces, the human body, plants, cats, birds, whatever you want." (2:50 mark)</li>

<li>The ultimate goals of Google Glass and Touché, Raffle says, are similar in that they're both trying to make computers disappear &mdash; Disney is putting the computation into the world so that it's indistinguishable from objects around us, Glass aims to bring technology closer to you so that it almost fades into the background when you're using it. (4:17 mark)</li>

<li>In a similar vein, Parkes is interested in bringing the interactivity of our surroundings &mdash; such as the overwhelming visual pollution in Times Square &mdash; back to a more natural, softer state &mdash; and is there any hope for the <a href="http://www.timessquarenyc.org/live-work/times-square-transformation/index.aspx#.UlLJFRY2_zI">Times Square redesign</a>? (5:56 mark)</li>

<li>Parkes' discussion of her work prompted a nod from Stogdill to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Design-Nature-Constructal-Technology-Organization/dp/0385534612">Design in Nature</a>, by Adrian Bejan and J. Peder Zane.</li>

<li>We also discussed how the expansion in our experience of interfaces and interaction is enhancing our possibilities to be entertained as well as enhancing beauty, aesthetics and pleasure (9:15 mark); Poupyrev stressed as well that it's the technology that makes humans who we are &mdash; technology isn't a threat; it's the most important thing for human survival. (13:28 mark)</li>
</ul>

Additional points of note include a discussion of Google Glass in the wild (14:19 mark); biocouture (19:15 mark); Parkes' experiment feeding organic conductive ink to slime mold to see if it'll produce conductive circuit traces &mdash; can we can grow our own circuit boards? (17:50 mark). Also, research into haptic technology that creates tactile sensations in free air (23:58 mark)

Expanding our experience of interfaces and interaction

If competition is an extreme sport, then Amazon is winning. Journalist Brad Stone examines the relentless entrepreneur Jeff Bezos and his company.

Jeff Bezos and Extreme Competition

Steenz is a St. Louis based cartoonist, editor, and professor. They’re the cartoonist on the Ringo Award-Nominated syndicated comic strip ‘Heart Of The City’, the co-creator of Dwayne McDuffie Award-Winning GN Archival Quality, and is featured in short story anthologies such as Eisner and Ignatz Award-Winning Elements: Fire, Mine!, and Dead Beats. Steenz also launched and edited the popular RPG periodical Rolled & Told. They participate in and create community building comics related programming, and are frequent panelist at comic cons. Steenz currently teaches cartooning at Webster University while editing comics for independent publishers.

They live with their husband and two cats, and watches a lot of esoteric social documentaries.

To learn more about Steenz: https://www.oheysteenz.com/

The link to their Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1803389958/unico-awakening-manga-by-gurihiru-and-samuel-sattin?ref=lqonqx

Andrews McMeel Universal: andrewsmcmeel.com

Books, Kids, & Creations Interview with Cartoonist Steenz

LC.11_Space Sounds

Virginyah, RSN - Therapy Sessions Remixes & Instrumentals 

Catalogue No: TMDG 227
Release Date: August 26, 2022
Media: Digital & Special Edition CDR

Back in February 2021 Virginyah made her debut solo appearance on Timewarp Music with her inspiring release 'What Do You Want'! Now, again with the remarkable contribution and guidance of Rsn in the production, we are very happy to present some new versions and instrumental tracks of this release! 

Virginyah, RSN - Therapy Sessions remixes & instrumentals showcases two new remixes and five instrumental versions of the original release! 

Well known producer and dj Jayl Funk introduces the release with his take on 'Get Away'. Jayl Funk with his signature sound and production gives his version of a more funk downtempo, soulful groovy version of the track. The warm playful vocals of Virginyah are harmonically combined with a trip hop groove style giving us a sweet, mellow result. 

Greek - Crete based and one of our Kraak Records favourite, mCurtis, is responsible for remixing 'Why'. The result is a downtempo trip hop gem, very atmospheric and chill out perfectly encasing Virginyah's ethereal vocals! 

All five tracks of the original release are also presented in their instrumental versions - giving a shout out to the amazing production of Rsn while giving the chance to instrumental dj's to be able and spin the non vocal versions. 

Audiophile Analog Mastering: Angelos Timewarp Stoumpos at Timewarp Mastering 

Cover Design: Elena Leoni 

Virginyah, RSN - Therapy Sessions Remixes & Instrumentals will be available on August 26, 2022 as a digital download and special edition CDR at timewarpstore and all digital music retailers and streaming services worldwide.

Therapy Sessions Remixes & Instrumentals

6. Virginyah, Rsn - Why (Instrumental)

Gifted children stand trial for summertime crimes.

Subscribe in iTunes (www.bit.ly/ts_itunes) or check out www.truestorytime.org.

Subscribe in iTunes

Wheel of Misfortune

We're back and working on the basis that not all TV shows are brilliant. Of course that depends on your opinion.

Check out our other shows on Simply Syndicated, they're all over SoundCloud.

S2E9 Say Yes to the Dress

There’s no such thing as a free lunch. But could that change? We explore the idea of a “guaranteed basic income.”

For more innovative content, follow us:
twitter.com/IHubRadio
www.facebook.com/InnovationHubradio


Money For Nothing?

Hall Of The Slain

Though its official name is JFK Plaza, the open space near Philadelphia’s City Hall is more commonly known as LOVE Park.  With its sleek granite benches, geometric raised planter beds, and long expanses of pavement, its success as a pedestrian plaza is debatable.  But it turned out to be perfect for skateboarding.  As skateboarding culture grew in the 1990s, LOVE Park became a Mecca of the skating world--even though skateboarding was officially banned there.  

Skateboarder and radio producer Andrew Norton takes us for a ride through the surprising history of LOVE Park, and pulls back the curtain on a decades-old battle over public space in Philadelphia and beyond.


99% Invisible-71- In and Out of LOVE

Vig (Jesse Taub) - The God Machine
Sources: Deus Ex - "Liberty Island," "Lebedev's Airfield," "NYC Streets," "UNATCO," "DuClare Chateau," "Return to NYC," "Enemy Within," "Versalife"
Original Composers: Alexander Brandon, Michiel van den Bos

Artist's Note
Vig: Deus Ex was a landmark first-person-shooter. Its ground-breaking incorporation of RPG elements, sprawling open-ended environments and epic storytelling made Deus Ex a truly enduring and immersive release. It came out in 2000, but it is still one of my two favorite games of all time.

I don't play video games very much these days, but I keep coming back to this particular soundtrack. Composed by the incredibly talented Alexander Brandon, the music in Deus Ex struck me from the very first time I played as one of the most immersive and memorable video game scores in recent memory, and now years later, I still listen to it regularly. For years, I've wanted to make my own arrangement of some of my favorite themes from the game.

This song was two years in the making, and I'm incredibly excited to finally be finished. I can't remember all the different incarnations this remix has had, but I'm finally satisfied with the finished product. I hope you enjoy it.

Sonic Augmentation 8 - The God Machine (Medley)

Jon Bruner and Mike Loukides talk about the classical music publishing industry and how it's being disrupted by projects like the Petrucci Music Library (http://imslp.org/) that make public-domain scores available online.

The future of classical music

Jim Stogdill, Edd Dumbill and Roger Magoulas have a conversation about in-memory databases and the impact on real time analysis. Leave questions and comments for us at http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/05/talking-about-in-memory.html

Talking about in-memory

Jon Bruner, Mike Loukides and Jim Stogdill from O'Reilly Radar muse on the return of software to the physical world.

Software and the physical world

Jon Bruner, Jim Stogdill, and Roger Magoulas talk about anthropology in big data, advances in JavaScript, searching for ancient civilizations, the importance of context, and good sites for checking the weather.

Related blog post: http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/06/radar-podcast-anthropology-big-data-and-the-importance-of-context.html

Anthropology, big data, and the importance of context

Jon Bruner, Jim Stogdill, and Roger Magoulas talk about what's been on their minds this week: the NSA's surveillance programs, what defense contractors will do with their technology as defense budgets dry up, and a Californian who isn't doing what you think he's doing with hydroponics.

For more on these topics, and links to the things we talked about, see http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/06/radar-podcast-the-internet-of-things-prism-and-defense-technology-that-goes-civilian.html.

The Internet of Things, PRISM, and defense technology that goes civilian

O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators. At O’Reilly, a big part of our business is paying attention to what’s new and interesting in the world of technology. We have a pretty good record at having anticipated some of the big technology developments in recent history. For instance, we launched the first commercial Web site, GNN, in 1993; we organized the meeting at which the term “open source” was first adopted; we were early investors in Blogger, which helped launch the blogging revolution; and more recently, our Web 2.0 conference launched a world-wide meme. We call this predictive sense the “O’Reilly Radar.” And while we’re certainly not always right, we are, at least, good at making interesting guesses.

Our methodology is simple: we draw from the wisdom of the alpha geeks in our midst, paying attention to what’s interesting to them, amplifying these weak signals, and seeing where they fit into the innovation ecology. Add to that the original research conducted by our Research team, and you start to get a good picture of what the technology world is thinking about.

Expanding our experience of interfaces and interaction

O'Reilly Radar

Related tracks