Posts Tagged ‘Future’

March 4th, 2010 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Future, Library

What is Transliteracy?

Transliteracy is the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks. Wikipedia

March 2nd, 2010 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Future, Health

Sustainability and Intergenerational Solidarity

Great document written by one of the best undergrad professors I had, Dr. Andrew Yarrow.

From ‘Generations’ the Journal of the American Society on Aging.

Abstract:

The author takes the opportunity provided by the Great Recession to make a case for the importance of sustainability and intergenerational solidarity. He examines how we can leave a world to our children and grandchildren that is at least as good as what we now have and concludes that sustainability is about “living the wisdom of Ecclesiastics: ‘a generation goes and comes, but the earth remains forever.’”

Full document in PDF.

February 15th, 2010 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Library

Venezuela’s four-legged mobile libraries

I thought this was (is) a terrific and creative way to spread and share the love of books and reading (from the BBC). Oftentimes, low-tech is the most effective way of answering problems.
 Venezuela's four-legged mobile libraries

Venezuela's four-legged mobile libraries

A university in Venezuela is using a novel method to take books into remote communities and encourage people to read. As James Ingham reports, the scheme is proving a great success.

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October 13th, 2008 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Technology, Urban Planning

So cool – Storytelling via Mapping

Wheres the GPS?

Where's the GPS?

I got these off of Do Lectures >> Matt Jones Designer. Creative Director. Web guru. Blogger. And was directed there by Tim Ferrirss of 4HWW. Very interesting  – the use of maps to tell stories. Here are a couple links:

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October 2nd, 2008 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Architecture, Urban Planning

Stewart Brand – How Buildings Learn

Stewart Brand of The Long Now Foundation has some highly interesting videos from a BBC series he did a few years back. Below is his excerpt and 6 great videos follow:

This six-part, three-hour, BBC TV series aired in 1997. I presented and co-wrote the series; it was directed by James Muncie, with music by Brian Eno. The series was based on my 1994 book, HOW BUILDINGS LEARN: What Happens After They’re Built. The book is still selling well and is used as a text in some college courses. Most of the 27 reviews on Amazon treat it as a book about system and software design, which tells me that architects are not as alert as computer people. + Continue Reading