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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.
Ask a philosopher: ‘Which came first: The chicken or the egg?’
Which came first: The chicken or the egg? This is a factual, rather than a philosophical question. However, it is a legitimate task for philosophy to analyse the conditions under which it would be correct to say that the chicken came first, as well as the conditions under which it would be correct to say … Read more
Masterful 70-minute video review on why "Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace" sucks
Hell yeah! Chances are you probably didn’t like Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. You might be a Star Wars fan, or at least a fan of the original trilogy. After waiting in line for hours, days, weeks, you may have even written a mini 200-400 word review on an internet message board … Read more
Science, Media and Hype: God Particles Breeding Like Bosons
Not Even Wrong reports: Science news in the media today is full of stories about Fermilab finding no less than five Higgs particles: God Particles Breeding Like Bosons, The ‘God Particle’ may exist in five forms, Large Hadron Collider’s rival project finds, US experiment hints at ‘multiple God particles’, Fermilab Experiment Hints at Multiple Higgs … Read more
Time to Pay the Piper: The Accumulation of Debts in Patriarchal Capitalism
In 2001, Wilma Dunaway wrote that the “tentacles of the world-system are entwined around the bodies of women.” Yet her literary analysis revealed a profound silence about the role of women in reproductive labor, subsistence households, and commodity chain analysis. Dunaway characterized this omission as, “the greatest intellectual and political blunder” in her field. Nearly … Read more
Bechdel Test for Women in Movies
It’s a simple test for the presence of women in movies, and it’s really remarkable how many movies fail. Link
Peter Tyack: The intriguing sound of marine mammals
Peter Tyack of Woods Hole talks about a hidden wonder of the sea: underwater sound. Onstage at Mission Blue, he explains the amazing ways whales use sound and song to communicate across hundreds of miles of ocean. Link