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Is offending one audience justified to reach another?

January 5, 2015

Here’s a conundrum for you. And a probably quite dangerous post for me. Consider the “Science – it’s a girl thing” video: Shocking, eh? Moreover, this came relatively soon after the infamously racist Enlargement video (hard to find, but a cruelly funny copy can be found here), so my initial, gut reaction was awestruck horror.… » read more

gender, InfoSociety, science, Science & Research, Social Europe, socialmedia, video

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2010 Video Review

December 15, 2010

Since I wrote one of these posts last year, the world of video within EurActiv has changed considerably. Our partnership with EUXTV adds lots in terms of the quality of content that I (we) certainly would have not managed alone. This list is in no particular order, but will hopefully highlight some of the good… » read more

Blogging, English, video, Video Interviews

One Day at DG COMM – A nice Video Clip

April 9, 2010

Have you ever wondered what it feels to work at the European Commission in the field of communication? Informing EU citizens about the European Commission’s initiatives activities and keeping abreast of public opinion in Europe are the twofold mission of DG COM. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/GCGNtHZkXOI” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

English, EUTUbe, video

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2002 Shared public research space for technologies

October 10, 2008

This work is in the Public Domain. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/p__tQFLsN-Y” width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] “I really like the idea that you can have an environment in which you can test technologies, products and see feedback and see a lot of things happen. You could see a lot of new things get developed, and innovations. Almost like… » read more

Background, Brainstorm, Creative, English, Experiments, Feedback, information society, Interviews, Knowledge, participation, Project, Technology, video, Workshops

2002 Trying to build a brain

October 9, 2008

This work is in the Public Domain. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://uk.youtube.com/v/Nxq4q1UCvKM” width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] In 2002, Mathew Lowry was website manager for IST 2002. I think, although he was a science journalist for many years, this was the first time he was interviewed. I shouldn’t say interview because we talked most of the time haha.

Background, Brainstorm, city, Civil, Computers, English, Experiments, Feedback, information society, Interviews, Knowledge, Links, participation, policy, Project, Technology, video, Voting, Workshops

Merlijn Twaalfhoven, Symphony for all

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/-WN4hnEuzsc” width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] There are many projects we can bring together to create a Sandbox Festival, for example “A Symphony for All” that struck me as precisely the kind of project I would like to bring into the events. I feel that Merlijn’s work represents perfectly the notions that I am trying… » read more

Civil, Creative, Experiments, Links, Music, News, participation, video, Workshops

Playful experiments

October 8, 2008

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf” width=”320″ height=”346″ fvars=”m=881568;type=video” wmode=”transparent” /] I think a good event reminds people that there are new possibilities out there. It is warm and friendly and gives people a nice backdrop to meet new people and explore common interests or discover new ones. It is open to new ways of thinking and gives room… » read more

Arts, Background, Civil, Creative, Links, Music, News, participation, Project, Technology, video

2001 Mayor of Groningen NL talks to us about involving young people

October 3, 2008

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://uk.youtube.com/v/YYREeoGCmGQ” width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] In 2001 we were mostly busy with opening people up to new kinds of art form and expression. It is true, however, that most of our research is useful for other industries as it represents creativity towards approaching change. You could say that designing society is also an art… » read more

Arts, Background, city, Civil, Creative, Experiments, Feedback, Interviews, Music, News, participation, policy, Press, Project, video

2001 BBC interview about city culture festival

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://uk.youtube.com/v/af3Nu0d1M2Y” width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] This was the project that initially sparked the idea of a building with a very special function.  This festival is the basic format I will use for the Sandbox festival which is a city wide experimental Civil Sandbox within an event. For me, this is the best way to… » read more

Architecture, Arts, Background, city, Civil, Creative, Experiments, Feedback, information society, Interviews, Music, News, participation, Press, Project, video, Workshops

2002 Interview clip potential EC benefit from a Social Computer

This work is in the Public Domain. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://uk.youtube.com/v/d6z-Tc1Kd_8″ width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] “Even though it has the agenda of promoting R&D, the European Union, the companies and all that, thats at one level the level that people would see is just a hip and happening place, would be nice to go to there and… » read more

Background, city, Civil, English, Experiments, Feedback, information society, Interviews, participation, policy, Project, Technology, video

2002 Interview clip about an intelligent city building

This work is in the Public Domain. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://uk.youtube.com/v/pcx_XjHRoYM” width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Aladdin  Ayesh and Karina discuss ideas of how to use a Social Computer in terms of intelligent buildings and usage of congnitive technologies. They are looking at what we could use the building to help the citizens deal with civil decisions. Some… » read more

Architecture, Background, Brainstorm, city, Civil, Computers, English, Experiments, Feedback, information society, Interviews, participation, policy, Project, Technology, video, Voting, Workshops

Civil Sandbox entry for Google Project 10^100

http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html [kml_flashembed movie=”http://uk.youtube.com/v/M1Mbi-lH0Qg” width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] What one sentence best describes your idea? A new kind of city building that serves as a risk-free, continous city-improvement platform for big ideas. Describe your idea in more depth. (maximum 300 words) The Civil Sandbox is a name for a new kind of building. The building is… » read more

Architecture, city, Civil, Creative, Experiments, Music, News, participation, Project, Proposals, Technology, video
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