Daniel Rourke /stream

Writing from 3quarksdaily On Seeing (an Imitation)

January 24 2010, 9:04pm | Comments
Wikipedia Cargo cult A cargo cult is a type of religious practice that may appear in traditional tribal societies in the wake of interaction with technologically advanced cultures. The cults are focused on obtaining the material wealth (the "cargo") of the advanced culture through magical thinking…

January 8 2010, 9:51am | Comments
Portfolio Speaking about Ants, Superman and Centaurs

November 23 2009, 8:29am | Comments
Bookmark IMG MGMT: Teen Image
IMG MGMT is an annual image-based artist essay series. Today’s invited artist, Seth Price presents an essay challenging the traditional photo essay format. Ritualized Unknowing People keep trying to get a…

November 5 2009, 2:06am | Comments
Bookmark 3quarksdaily Philosophy Competition (Judged by Daniel Dennet)
So, here it is, the final list that I am sending to Professor Dan Dennett, who will select the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners: (in alphabetical order by blog name)…

September 13 2009, 8:37am | Comments
Bookmark Is Star Trek A Religion?
Star Trek has long been described as a cult phenomenon…but is it an actual cult? Some anthropologists think so. Following the example of anthropologist Margaret Mead, they lived among the natives…

July 30 2009, 1:22pm | Comments
Bookmark Tech Is Too Cheap to Meter: It's Time to Manage for Abundance,…
This is the power of waste. When scarce resources become abundant, smart people treat them differently, exploiting them rather than conserving them. It feels wrong, but done right it can change…

July 6 2009, 9:37am | Comments
Portfolio Seeing Centaurs

June 14 2009, 2:50pm | Comments
Misc Wade Davis: The worldwide web of belief and ritual

June 8 2009, 1:06am | Comments
Writing from 3quarksdaily The Next Great Discontinuity: The Data Deluge

May 5 2009, 7:35am | Comments

Page: 1 2

Page: 1 2

navigation

portfolio detail

portfolio (ext)

art/residencies

major projects

online detritus

other work

search

connections / tags

elsewhere