Aug 23 2009
On Saturday August 15, Live Futures 2020 brought scientists, designers and innovators together at the UNSW COFA Campus in Sydney. The theme was “futures” and Dr Saul Griffith, who encompasses all of these professions, called in via Skype to discuss the future of energy.
It was a tremendously thought-provoking presentation; and I captured some of the highlights below…
Aug 15 2009
OMG. I just had an Octopus on my head. Otherwise known as: the Emotiv Headset. With the helmet moistened to read my brain-waves more easily, it really felt like an octopus was being peeled off my skull when the Emotiv Headset was removed.
The Emotiv Headset will become an addition to video games: where users can think certain commands to supplement games. And, trust me, it’s a lot harder than it sounds! Thinking a command isn’t just ‘do this’: it’s focusing mentally on doing the activity.
Aug 15 2009
12.16pm.
OK, so I didn’t make it to Decipher Code 2020 at 11am. I’m in line for another session now. Instead, I ran to a few other friends and we headed to a few other Creative Nexus exhibitions which were really cool.
The first of which was a HeartBeat monitor. Accompanied with a video art installation, where Natasha Nolan, who created the project, was lying on a bed of nails, having recorded her heartbeat. We went into the room and, using an ultrasound device, had our heartbeat amplified throughout the room.
Bed of nails vid installation
I was hoping to see if we could sync our heartbeats due to the influence of the louder, more dominant heartbeat, but due to my heart murmur, all I could hear was this wishy-washy noise not unlike a whale dying.
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Aug 15 2009
10.30am.
Oh dear god. Massive conundrum. I haven’t had coffee yet – and I looked at the program and was looking at what I wanted to attend and two things I want to see are on at the same time.
Rachel's morning crisis
Saul Griffith, Skyping in from the USA to reduce his Carbon Footprint, will be talking about the Future of Energy at the same time as the discussion of film”Us Now” will be taking place.
I know you’re all thinking ‘Skyping in! It’s live! You’d be nuts to see a film instead!” but the discussion which happens with the film isn’t something I can see later – and it’s something I’m really interested in: how can technology like social networking change the way we exist as a democracy?
Aug 11 2009
Rachel Beaney is a writer, geek and internerd, who has been working on the LiveFutures2020 site.
I’ll admit it: I’m a geek. I love robots, dinosaurs, comics, science, environmental science, Star Wars, and sci-fi (although, I confess, I haven’t seen the new Star Trek movie yet).
But, by nature, I’m more creative: I love to draw, write and just get messy with things like cardboard, glue and glitter. The combination of these two urges is why I’m personally so excited about the Live Futures Festival happening on August 15th. It appeals to the outright geek and the creative hands-on person in me.
The Live Futures Festival looks at the future: science, technology, environment, design – and zeroes in on the most innovative and creative ways we should be thinking now, to get ready for the future. So, what aspects am I really excited about Live Futures? Continue Reading »
Aug 10 2009
A few weeks ago, a video was broadcast around the world about a polluted dump in Lesotho, Africa. The London Sunday Times revealed the dump in the African country contained leftover waste from famous designer brands GAP and Levi Strauss, which was impacting the health of the children and families around it.
While millions of people in developed countries benefit from flashy jeans, cool dresses and T-shirts, there are many more in other places who suffer as a direct result.
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