24 APR 2012 by ideonexus Muslim Science, European Science
Quoting Sayyid Jamal ad- Din who observes Muslims rejected Western science in response to imperialism, where science recognizes no nation or culture.
Folksonomies: science,culture
22 MAR 2012 by ideonexus The Supernova the Western World Didn't See
But was recorded in China. An explanation for why it wasn't seen in Europe is that observers would probably be burned at the stake.
Folksonomies: culture,society,astronomy,dark ages
07 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Sciences are Monuments Devoted to the Public Good
Each of us owes a tribute to them according to our talents, either improving what is there, or carrying society to even greater heights.
Folksonomies: science,culture,society
28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Culture is the Human Ecological Niche
A quote from C. Loring Brace.
Folksonomies: culture,society
23 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Problems Encountered While Walking Along the Street
80 percent are insoluble, 19.5 percent are trivial, and 0.5 percent require hard work to solve and that is the realm of the academic.
Folksonomies: science,culture
04 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Science is a Progressive Activity
It depends on language, writing, and printing in order to build upon preceding ideas. We build upon the culture we are born into, which makes its examination and scrutiny difficult.
Folksonomies: science,culture,progress
03 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Society Never Escaped the Blandness of Generation X
GenX was defined as not having a distinctive culture, but only rehashed previous cultures, but listening to music today, there is nothing new and distinctive. Our society has remained bland.
Folksonomies: culture,art,generations
03 JAN 2012 by ideonexus We Are Moving to a World Where Only Advertising is Worth Something
Artists are being forced to give away their content for free, making it essentially worthless. When content is worthless, people will become contentless.
Folksonomies: creative commons,culture,art,advertising
03 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Digital Culture Turns Everything into One Book
If we are allowed to mashup everything into newer expressions so that the original sources are lost and we cannot reference anything, then we essentially have only one book, just like North Korea.
Folksonomies: culture,internet,world wide web,digital culture,mashups