That which is inconceivable today is tomorrow’s product. Soon, spime wrangling will expose to the masses a pragmatic and technical way to grasp the emergent complex properties of memetics, as it will require a working knowledge of memetics to make sense of spimes. Spime is a word coined by Bruce Sterling in a 2004 speech, [...]
Objects of Persuasion, focusing on the cognitive elements of persuasion, featuring a number of speakers. This video is an hour long, and we suggest some people keep a notebook at hand. Return to Page
Several versions of this type of application are available for experimentation. Semacode ScanLife NeoReader Return to Page
See Chapter Nine, the discussion about the massive multiplayer online worlds and specifically the differences between Second Life and World of Warcraft. Also see Footnote 55, regarding the effect of stress on a group mind. Return to Page
Web 2.0 in just under 5 minutes. The following video was produced by Michael Wesch and is titled The Machine is Us/ing Us from MediatedCultures Return to Page
We highly recommend the Appendices in Shea, R. and Wilson, R.A. (1975) Leviathan, especially Gimel and Lamed. Sorting out the contradictory statements on magic from a historical perspective is a perplexing, yet enlightening task. However, essentially all magic boils down to the two words, “Reinforce Often.” Return to Page
Teilhard writes of the unfolding of the material cosmos, from primordial particles to the development of life, human beings and the noosphere, and finally to his vision of the singularity. Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre (1959) The Phenomena of Man Return to Page
The teleconference is also an ideal interface for a mastermind group working non-locally, especially when supplemented with file and document sharing online. Return to Page
Paco Xander Nathan’s discussion on corporate metabolism is highly recommended, and can be read here, at Tripzine Return to Page
The interesting thing is that if computer viruses had been more widespread in the seventies when Richard Dawkins wrote this book, he might have used viruses and worms as a depiction of non-biological evolution rather than coining the term “meme.” See his speech here. Return to Page
Known to its practitioners as NLP, and referenced as such throughout the text – more an art than a science. Return to Page