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If you’re game for a hip hop-fueled sci-fi excursion through a world of interstellar conflict and robotic super villainy, then the 2006 album “Sci-Fu” will get you definitely there. It’s the creation of one Pete Gleadall AKA Pete Sasqwax AKA Waxfactor and as it’s something of an under-appreciated sensation, I felt I needed to highlight it here. Even better, Pete took time away from his life of graphic design, music production and fiction writing to chat with me from his home in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK. You’ll want some fitting background music for all this, so be sure to hit up PeteSasqWax.co.uk for free downloads of “Sci-Fu” as well as a few EPs. Now let’s get to the interview:
Are you artistic enough to be a Nobel-winning Scientist?
by Marshall Brain | April 14, 2011
This is both fascinating and unexpected. Written by Dr. Bob Root-Bernstein, a MacArthur Fellow who has been studying Nobel laureates, the article makes the point that Nobel-winning scientists almost always have artistic abilities as well: The Art of Scientific and Technological Innovations In fact, I’ve just published a study that shows that almost all Nobel [...]
This article reminded me of something I have been meaning to write about for a long time: Open office plans make ‘mine’ a thing of the past The article is talking about the trend toward “open office plans”, where employees get no assigned desk and/or they are working at tables. This video shows just how [...]
It’s been a crazy week so we’re doing the roundup of new Stuff to Blow Your Mind episodes in a single post. First up, advertising! To quote Phillip J Fry, it’s everywhere: “On TV and radio, and in magazines, and movies, and at ball games and on buses and milk cartons and t-shirts, and bananas and written on the sky.” And you better believe its in your brain. In “Eat Popcorn. Eat Popcorn. Eat Popcorn,” Julie and I will dive into the intrusive, high-tech mind-altering world of selling things to people.
A scene from a movie in which robots show their power. The thing is, you have never seen powers like these. In fact, you have probably never imagined powers like these…. The creativity is impressive. The scene comes from the movie Endhiran. This is the trailer: [[[Jump to previous Funny...]]] If you would like to [...]
NaNoWriMo Day 5-7: Out Of (and Back Into?) the Groove
by Tracy V. Wilson | November 8, 2010
Starting word count: 9,280
Friday’s word count: 746
Saturday’s word count: 2,656
Sunday’s word count: 2,438
Total word count: 15,120
The product: Up to the end of chapter 9, by which point we have left the cleverly painted inn, broken down on the open moon frontier and been rescued by a handsome captain in a military lunar cruiser. More on the process and whether angst breeds creativity after the jump.
NaNoWriMo Day 1 (Part 2): Having a Crush on the Story
by Tracy V. Wilson | November 2, 2010
At this point, I’d call what I’m working on “heavily derivative.” It’s pretty clearly drawing from Jane Austen, not only because I love her, but also because I’ve been plodding through all 544 pages of “The Annotated Persuasion” for an absurdly long time now. It’s also flavored by Jasper Fforde’s “Shades of Grey,” which our very excellent video writer Ben Bowlin (of Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know fame) loaned to me a few months ago. See my word count stats and Steven Johnson’s take on good ideas after the jump.
Last night, after watching my friends’ vaudeville-esque Halloween cabaret, a friend of mine mentioned National Novel Writing Month. Spending November knocking out 50,000 words of original writing has turned into an annual tradition for him. For me, it was a one-time thing — I spent November 2005 in a failed attempt to draft a novel I’d been thinking on for a couple of years. I got to the finish line, but by the time I did, I was so disgusted with my last 30,000 words or so that I’ve never gone back to revise it into what I originally wanted it to be.
The conventional wisdom says, “cash motivates people”. What if the conventional wisdom is wrong when it comes to creative people? There are some fascinating insights revealed in this video…
There is something pleasant about this game. There is no timer, which is relaxing. And it makes you think spacially, which activates a different part of your brain: Fat slice It’s a little like driving or taking a shower – by activating a different part of your brain, it may help you solve problems. [[[Jump [...]
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