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.
We are hyperexcited! The superwonderful Susie Bright will give a keynote at the Arse Elektronika 2010 gala opening! When, where? Thursday, September 30, 2010; 9:00 PM @ Chez Poulet (3359 Cesar Chavez, San Francisco)! America’s public fucking stages — the theatrical, commercial theaters of sex — have transformed over the years, whether in Times Square, … Read more
The development of new organic batteries — lightweight energy storage devices that work without the need for toxic heavy metals — has a brighter future now that chemists have discovered a new way to pass electrons back and forth between two molecules. The research is also a necessary step toward creating artificial photosynthesis, where fuel … Read more
Metacognition is when people “assess how confident they are in the cognitive processes in their own brain that produced [an] answer” – how sure they are about a given fact or whether someone is trustworthy. Some people are better at this than others, and “the reason seems connected to a bit of brain just behind … Read more
Robots are becoming more human every day. Some robots can already sustain damage and reconfigure themselves, kind of like how our bones heal after we break them. Now others can deceive other intelligent machines and even humans. Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed algorithms that let robots determine whether they are in a situation where … Read more