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Korea to Iraq… Who’s next?

Mar 5, 2010

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A little dated now, but still a great video from Knife Party, with polemic text by Barry Mcnamara, outlining one perspective on American militarism. With Gordon Brown giving evidence at the Iraq inquiry today, it seemed resonant, especially the astonishing statistic that the US has been at war with someone around the world at all…

I(con) of the Month: Apple | Selling Us Our Desires

Mar 2, 2010

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KB

in Arts, Emerging Church, Technology, Theology

Alongside the piece on Alan Turing, I also have another short article in Third Way this month as part of their ‘icon of the month’ series. Following the much-feted launch of the iPad, it’s about Apple. Apple are an increasingly intriguing company. They are a huge multinational – bigger than Sony or Samsung – yet…

After The Rapture: Who’s Looking After Your Pets?

Feb 25, 2010

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in Emerging Church, Theology

Every once in a while something comes along that leaves you with so many questions it’s just impossible to know where to start. The promo video for ‘After The Rapture Pet Care’ is one such thing: (HT the very Darwinian Head of Biology, Mr Simon King 😉 ) How does one begin to unpack this?…

Alan Turing: Can Machines Think? | Third Way

Feb 22, 2010

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KB

in Apple, Emerging Church, Philosophy, Technology

I’ve a short piece on Alan Turing in this month’s Third Way. If you don’t already subscribe, you should. One of the key strands of Turing’s thinking was on whether a machine could think like a human. After World War 1, where men had been treated like disposable fighting machines, and World War 2, where…

Avatar | The Problem With 3D | Life Through a Lens

Feb 19, 2010

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KB

in Arts, Technology

I’ve enjoyed seeing Avatar – most recently at a very late night showing at the BFI Imax cinema. It’s not brilliantly plotted or scripted, but a great spectacle nonetheless. However, I found myself focusing on a problem that 3D cinema has compounded – especially in the immersive environment of Imax. Because the screen is so…

A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything… In Biro

Feb 15, 2010

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KB

in Arts

This is just amazing. An AS-Level Art project. 2100 pages of flick-book. He got full marks, obviously. In conclusion: life is violent. Always has been. Ouch. HT Martin Wroe.

Author: KB