- Were physicists and celebrities tricked into appearing in a new Geocentrism documentary? (Slate)
- до свидания: NASA severs ties with Russian space agency—but ISS cooperation will remain (Popular Science)
- Elaborate subterranean grid system could someday protect cities from earthquakes (Gizmodo)
- Mystery light spotted on Mars (ABC News)
- Charge your smartphone in 30 seconds (Inhabitat)
- 2014 may see the return of a devastating El Niño (Slate)
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
[Futurism News 04.08.14]
Monday, April 7, 2014
[Close Reading: Humans and Technology]
Here are the eight scenes you may choose from for your close reading this week. Again, you will be examining the ways in which humans interact with technology in a scene from a film. The goal is to closely analyze the scene and in order to reveal new levels of understanding. We will discuss how this is done in class this week.
"We Made You Cause We Could" from Prometheus (Ridley Scott, 2012)
"Mr. Eddie Vedder from Accounting" from Hackers (Iaine Softley, 1995)
"The Duel" from Electric Dreams (Steve Barron, 1984)
"Do You Know How to Get Out of Here?" from Her (Spike Jonze, 2013)—NSFW
"It's Someplace That Does a Thing" from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
"Die, Mutha F--kas, Die" from Office Space (Mike Judge, 1999)—NSFW
"I May Throw Up on Ya" from Star Trek (JJ Abrams, 2009)
"Mecha, Orga" from A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
"We Made You Cause We Could" from Prometheus (Ridley Scott, 2012)
"Mr. Eddie Vedder from Accounting" from Hackers (Iaine Softley, 1995)
"The Duel" from Electric Dreams (Steve Barron, 1984)
"Do You Know How to Get Out of Here?" from Her (Spike Jonze, 2013)—NSFW
"It's Someplace That Does a Thing" from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
"Die, Mutha F--kas, Die" from Office Space (Mike Judge, 1999)—NSFW
"I May Throw Up on Ya" from Star Trek (JJ Abrams, 2009)
"Mecha, Orga" from A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
Sunday, April 6, 2014
[Week 12: Tu 08/Th 10]
Week 12: Tu 08/Th 10
Class: CLOSE READ; Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations, Lecture—"Close Reading a Film”
Due: REFLECTION 05
Upcoming:
Week 13: Tu 15/Th 17
Class: EXPOSITORY; Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PAGE 2; BRING 2 COPIES)
Week 14: Tu 22/Th 24
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: REFLECTION 6; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PAGE 4; BRING 2 COPIES)
Week 15: Tu 29/Th 01
Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PAGE 8; BRING 1 COPY)
Week 16: Tu 06/Th 08
Class: Multimedia presentations
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)
Week 17: Tu 13
Class: End-of-class review
Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS
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