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Saving the earth one byte at a time
Digital information making history first person singular
Ian Wilson is the Librarian and Archivist of Canada. His talk is “To hold infinity in the palm of your hand” (from William Blake). The talk is about the opportunity and challenges of internet and search engine (eg google). The challenge is primarily one of stewardship and the relationship with business models. He says that […]
Three days of digital culture and heritage
October 25, 2007
We’re at ICHIM07 the international cultural heritage informatics meeting. The theme is Digital Culture and Heritage – Khlya and I are presenting our Simpa work this afternoon: Worlds colliding: Participatory storytelling and indigenous culture in building interactive games.The opening session is a tribute to someone I didn’t know, but has obviously had a big impact […]
Computerised critters tell their story
October 24, 2007
At the National Geographic museum in Washington DC a Crittercam exhibition is showing how computing technology is helping to give greater insight into the world as seen by animals. In this field (actually mostly sea) the link between computing and sustainability is most appealing . I always try to be careful not to get carried […]
Interactive sustainability at National Maritime
October 24, 2007
Down the hill from the clocks at Greenwich is the National Maritime Museum. Underneath the ship driving simulator (you must try it) and the “all hands” interactive gallery is a small but effective gallery devoted to sustainability – primarily of the sea. Amongst the usual messages (pollution, energy, fish stocks) a few things worth noting: […]
Posted in: Education for Sustainability, museum
Seeding ideas in the power bill?
October 22, 2007
One of the goals of the DoTT07 Festival is to: re-frame food systems as design opportunities, and to consider what design steps we might take to make it easier for city-dwellers to grow their own fruit and vegetables. I’ve written before about the Rethinking School Lunch initiative. This American project aims to make food production an […]
Computing for Sustainability 
October 25, 2007
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