Traditional book production time lines are normally measured in months and years. Book Sprints produce comparable content in 2-5 days. The Transmediale Book Sprint: Write a book with us! Topic: Free Culture Jan 18-22, Berlin & online Info Session (optional): Jan. 12, 13:00h @ St.…
A thesis paper, drafted during the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s interdisciplinary political salons, seeks to capture the complexity and importance of natural and knowledge commons. The manifesto, written jointly by the salon’s attendees and lead by Silke Helfrich, is a rallying call for the public to…
10 points for braking. Drive 30km/h to score 5 more points. You have unlocked Road Warrior Level 10. Phrases like above are familiar to game console players, but now innovative green tech like Honda’s Eco-Assist integrates gameplay into real-life activities like driving your car. Game…
We’re at Communia and hearing about some very innovative memory institutions and archives. Yeah, yeah. The word archives puts everyone to sleep, but here are three projects that should perk you up. Images for the Future Images for the Future is a joint project funded…
The 6th Communia workshop convened in the historic Universitat de Barcelona to sink its teeth into memory institutions and the public domain. Communia is a thematic network of over 50 members (universities, libraries, NGOs, and even companies), fueled by the generous public funding of the…