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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.
monochrom’s ISS: Astronaut training camp
Our actors Jeff Ricketts (Star Trek: Enterprise, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, CSI), Maciej Salamon (Barbarella, Tanz der Vampire, Sweeney Todd), Claire Tudela (Carmen, The Producers), Geoff Pinfield (Aoterroroa, Lovepuke) will portray the crew of the International Space Station — but first they need some serious astronaut coaching. Space experts Norbert Frischauf (OEWF) and Maria … Read more
Economist research: Imbalance of opportunity for women
This presentation, created for one of our Ideas Economy events, explores the disparities in economic opportunities for women worldwide, drawing on data compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Opportunity is assessed through factors such as labor policies, access to finance, education and training, and legal and social status. One particularly intriguing insight is that in … Read more
It Takes a Church Like Scientology to Have Apostates These Days
To make a true apostate you need a religious community that has, among other things, obvious insiders and outsiders. In the United States, with our promiscuous spiritual questing, many of us are never exclusively in one religion enough to one day find ourselves out of it. To leave some religious groups is to apostatize, while … Read more
Mind vs. Machine: Computers can fly airplanes, but they can’t make plausible small talk
In the race to build computers that can think like humans, the proving ground is the Turing Test—an annual battle between the world’s most advanced artificial-intelligence programs and ordinary people. The objective? To find out whether a computer can act “more human” than a person. In his own quest to beat the machines, the author … Read more