Highlights from HITS Part 1: MBA 101 and Design

[There will be 3 highlights posts] Last week I attended the inaugural HITS (Humans Interaction Technology Strategy) conference, sponsored by IIT’s Institute of Design. An attempt to bridge the worlds of Design and Business, it offered a lot of food for thought. There was no ability for real-time blogging (the conference took place in a [...]

Really Short Movie Review: Bubba Ho-tep

Eh. Not worth bothering.

Chicago’s Hottest Hot Spots!

I’ve spent the last few days in Chicago. It’s 10pm on a Sunday, and I’m currently in a Starbucks on North and Wells — and it’s *packed*. All students. Lotsa laptops. Lotsa highliters. It’s crazy busy. It’s the first 24-hour Starbucks I’ve ever seen. Anyway. Carry on.

Novel Science

In my last post, I mentioned Radiant Cool, a novel that also happens to put forth a new theory of consciousness. Today, The New York Times Book Review features it and some other attempts at novel explanations of science.

What is that line about “So Many Books…”?

One of the best things about speaking at the UI Conference is that the event hotel is across the street from the MIT Press Bookstore. I pretty much never buy books new, but it’s an amazing place to browse. While there, I added a few things to the ol’ wish list: Radiant Cool, Dan Lloyd.The [...]

peterme on the road

I see by my map that I’ll be on the road next week, spending Sunday-Thursday in Cambridge, MA, and Thursday-Monday in Chicago, IL.

Two (well, three) Books Worth Reading (That You’ve Probably Already Gotten To)

REEFER MADNESS, by Eric Schlosser. A collection of three investigative journalism essays on various aspects of America’s black market — marijuana growth and sales; cheap agricultural labor; and pornography. While this book isn’t nearly as gripping and informative as Schlosser’s FAST FOOD NATION (you’ve read that one, right?), there’s plenty of fascinating reportage to keep [...]

More thoughts on Urban Tribes

A post to the Many to Many weblog about how Friendster relies on Urban Tribes got me thinking. I tried posting this as a comment there, but there was an error. So I’m posting it here: ====== As the author of the scathing review, I feel it’s worth mentioning that I agree with danah that [...]

Understood Loud and Clear

Last night I went to see LOST IN TRANSLATION. It’s nearly as good as everyone says. It’s a thoughtfully-paced character study that, remarkably, never bores. It helps to have Bill Murray — film cameras love Bill Murray, and Bill Murray loves film cameras. And while he’s been earning deserved accolades, his performance isn’t really all [...]

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