The following is a consolidation and elaboration of a few thoughts and interests: A few years ago I saw a clip of a morning talk show interviewing Dr. Walter Tschinkel and his unique method of documenting the structure and spatial arrangement of ant colonies. He would pour molten aluminum into the ant hills and then excavate... Continue Reading →
A brief look at Graph Commons, a tool for organizing basic network patterns. As part of exploring the medium I took a look at Wikipedia and a few comedians whom have influences listed on their pages. Not sure if this is public, but the link is http://graphcommons.com/graphs/1991. Also, a non sequitur as a Happy Friday:
Today I wanted to highlight a special program run out of the SF Bay Area which started a fundraising campaign today. KIDmob is an education and design nonprofit which runs workshops in both the Bay Area and in Haiti. Their focus is on instilling creative and critical thinking skills which are otherwise neglected by traditional educational... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow is mid review, involving 10 minutes of slide show about the macro economy of Bangladesh and the informal electronic recycling in Dhaka. None of the slides are in final form yet, so I'll post the graphics from sources which I will be incorporating into my presentation, then I'll post my slides tomorrow night.
Another detour today, this time down Main Street, or The Main Street Project, which began in 1977 and (until last year) was operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It started as architectural and economic analysis meant to help local governments come up with strategies to revitalize their downtown. The Main Street Project summarize their... Continue Reading →
A happy birthday to my sister Sara, an aspiring doctor (i.e. med student) up in Boston who might just win the Boston Marathon this year if she feels like it's worth her time. Today four years ago I gave her a promotional flyer for her birthday, one intended to get people to donate in her... Continue Reading →
Adam Achrati 