Why Was There Only One Japan? Article by Mordechai Ben-Ari. Intro: "According to Jared Diamond's popular book Guns, Germs and Steel, human history was more or less predetermined by environmental factors. While Diamond's argument is clearly argued and supported by a vast amount of scientific evidence, and while he does give some lip-service to the importance of cultural and personal factors (Diamond, 1998, pp. 417–420), I believe that these factors are more important than he allows. Let me start my argument with the description of an historical incident. [...]" Link
monochrom is an art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological digs into the seats (and pockets) of ideology and entertainment. monochrom has existed in this (and almost every other) form since 1993. [more]