Transdisciplinary Design

Monthly Archives: December 2010

Technology and the right brain

By | Published: December 24, 2010

“Machines will follow a path that mirrors the evolution of humans. Ultimately, however, self-aware, self-improving machines will evolve beyond humans’ ability to control or even…

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A Pinocchio Story

By | Published: December 23, 2010

When I see fires, floods, earthquakes or hurricanes ripping away people’s houses I think of my horror if this ever happened to my parents’ house….

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Chips, Campaigns, and Natural Capitalism

By | Published: December 21, 2010

In our final session of the Transdisciplinary Seminar, we completed our discussion of Natural Capitalism (Paul Hawken/Amory Lovins/L. Hunter Lovins), the landmark text which advocates…

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Public Sex

By | Published: December 20, 2010

Photo courtesy of inlibertyvillage.com Sex in public spaces isn’t far from anyone’s imagination, particularly in New York City . It’s not odd to hear bar…

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Don’t You Love Logistics?

By | Published: December 20, 2010

“The logistics city has done everything it can to remain undetected by and independent of any political jurisdiction. It is not sited in its locality…

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No Room for Naughty in NYC

By | Published: December 20, 2010

‘Sex and Design’, as a topic, will generate vivid images quite quickly. ‘Sex and Guilt’  will, undoubtedly, provide the cold shower effect. Over the course…

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Designing our way into the 21st century…

By | Published: December 19, 2010

“Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.” – Herbert Simon This statement has an ironic connotation for…

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A Futurable Now

By | Published: December 19, 2010

A futurable now is a condition of continued improvement that is both adaptable and flexible, maintaining a state of collective engagement to actively create and…

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Object History

By | Published: December 19, 2010

The first time I ever attended an auction, my heart raced and my cheeks felt flush. True, the auctioneer’s pitch and the urgency of bidders…

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Nanotechnology: a template for transdisciplinary practice

By | Published: December 19, 2010

Ettore Sottsas believed that one of the most salient characteristics of an intellectual – and he was the first self proclaimed intellectual designer – is…

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