Leonardo Reviews is pleased to announce the December 2011 postings at: http://leonardo.info/ldr.html (ISSN: 1559-0429) The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World by David Deutsch Reviewed by Richard Kade Divining a Digital Future: Mess and Mythology in Ubiquitous Computing by Paul Dourish and Genevieve Bell Reviewed by John Vines Helmholtz: From Enlightenment to Neuroscience by [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Web/Tech category.
The Lying Brain: Lie Detection in Science and Science Fiction by Dr. Melissa M. Littlefield PhD
Real and imagined machines, including mental microscopes, thought translators, and polygraphs, have long promised to detect deception in human beings. Now, via fMRI and EEG, neuroscientists seem to have found what scientists, lawyers, and law enforcement officials have sought for over a century: foolproof lie detection. But are these new lie detection technologies any different [...]
Ann: Leonardo Reviews online (May 2011)
Compression & Purity by Will Alexander Reviewed by Allan Graubard Interface Criticism: Aesthetics Beyond Buttons by Christian Ulrik Andersen & Soren Pold, Editors Reviewed by Ellen Pearlman The Filming of Modern Life. European Avant-Garde Film of the 1920s by Malcolm Turvey Reviewed by Jan Baetens
Now Available: L|R|Q – Leonardo Reviews Quarterly
The third issue of Leonardo Reviews Quarterly is available to download as a PDF. Please click here to start the download.
Webinar Through History’s Lens: How history contributes to a better understanding of science
On 1 April at noon EDT, the AAAS is sponsoring a webinar, “Through History’s Lens: How history contributes to a better understanding of science” that is free but requires registration to view the event. From the announcement: “A panel of historians and scientists will give examples of how history has helped our human understanding of the natural world. The [...]
Ann: David Stork to give 2011 C. P. Snow Memorial Lectures
David G. Stork, Chief Scientist, Ricoh Innovations “When Computers Look at Art: Image analysis in humanistic studies of the visual arts” Thursday, April 14, 7pm Ithaca College | Textor 102 More information: Free and Open to the Public Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Kim Wojtanik at 274-3102. We ask that requests for accommodations [...]
Farewell to Kodachrome
Eastman Kodak Co announced that the last rolls were hitting the shelves in June 2009. Kodachrome is the first successful color film and perhaps still the most beloved. Indeed, the end is at hand with the last lab in the world that processes the famed color film, Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas, discontinuing its processing [...]
Leonardo Reviews – Reviews Posted, September 2010
Leonardo Reviews is pleased to announce the new postings at: http://leonardo.info/ldr.html (ISSN: 1559-0429)
