Blogs
Sandwich v Burrito: a categorizational smack-down
October 16, 2011 - 23:17 — elliotThis blog post from Good magazine asks: Is a burrito a sandwich?
Data Visualization
October 16, 2011 - 09:06 — vimalkiniHierarchical Classification of Geekdoms
October 9, 2011 - 21:11 — qqzThis infographic traces the "Evolution of the Geek" - how the meaning and connotations of the word has changed over time, and a classification of the different types of geek. What was once an insult has now become almost a point of pride.
Relations in Technical Diagrams
October 9, 2011 - 16:21 — tim
The diagram above describes the lighting and horn systems in a 1964 Ford Falcon.
This sort of technical diagram illustrates important relations between components and the wiring that connects these components.
Linguistic Relativity on Radiolab
October 5, 2011 - 18:05 — cjohnsonThis episode of Radiolab, entitled "Words," relates to our discussion of the Whorfian Hypothesis that "language shapes thoughts" from lecture 9--particularly the first chapter of the episode. http://www.radiolab.org/2010/aug/09/
"In this hour of Radiolab...We meet a woman who taught a 27-year-old man the first words of his life, hear a firsthand account of what it feels like to have the language center of your brain wiped out by a stroke, and retrace the birth of a brand new language 30 years ago."