Tokyo’s “Black Box” exhibition creates a stir.
At the venue’s entrance was a bouncer selecting entrants – but the entry criteria were not made public. You might see such a system at exclusive nightclubs such as Berghain in Berlin, but not for an exhibition. This practice destabilises the more conventional relationship between the viewer and the artist.
The Ultimate Gupta vs. Nelson Blockchain + Supply Chain Throwdown in London.
A conversation for the ages with almost 2 hours of deep thinking on the history and future of global trade, currency and finance.
So if I get this – in fact, really lengthy – piece right, the blockchain might be opening up means to reënable small business entities to compete against the larger-than-life new megamonopolies that have surfaced in the last 10 years. It also could affect the banking sector and how such small entities can lend money for liquidity in the long-run. Some parts still makes me dizzy, but overall it is worth a very curious ride.
Balmorhea: Clear Language.
Aggregation Theory describes how platforms (i.e. aggregators) come to dominate the industries in which they compete in a systematic and predictable way. Aggregation Theory should serve as a guidebook for aspiring platform companies, a warning for industries predicated on controlling distribution, and a primer for regulators addressing the inevitable antitrust concerns
The Shirt Of The Future Will Be Made By Methane-Eating Bacteria.
Does even New York Magazine know what a presidential portrait is?
Does Even Mark Zuckerberg Know What Facebook Is?
The Failing Economy of Austro-Uber.
Do you know why Uber is 25% cheaper than a traditional taxi? Your ride is being subsidized, but in this case by private venture capital instead of taxpayers.
Making a ‘new internet’ to protect data and bypass the Great Firewall.
Blockstack is a decentralised internet where users keep their data locally when they run apps, and a Hong Kong-based software engineer is helping get the project off the ground.
The logos of global corporations like Apple, Starbucks, and Foot Locker are designed to create instant brand associations in the minds of billions who see them every day. But how accurately can we remember the features and colors of these famous symbols?
The Post-Antibiotic Era Is Here. Now What?