Tag: philosophy

The French translation of this essay is available on OWNI (part 1 and part 2), as installments of my column… read more The academic, the wikipedian, the vandal [Full version, updated 05.11.2012]

Engineers’ struggle to be recognized by clients, users, peers is long and painful. An anthology of poems, songs and videos about the value of technological cultures.

I’m serious: the marxiste célèbre and #Occupy Wall Street avuncular philosopher Slavoj Žižek is really a funny man. Case in point,… read more One of the greatest comedians of our time: Slavoj Žižek

by Antonio A. Casilli (Centre Edgar-Morin, EHESS) [1] By now, you might have heard of Chatroulette, if you are hip… read more The sociology of Chatroulette

Un autre jour, un autre séminaire. Cette fois-ci c’est à l’Institut Télécom (Télécom & Management SudParis) d’Evry, et il s’agit… read more Slides séminaire "Quelle amitié en réseaux ?" Institut Télécom

Violà le powerpoint de mon intervention dans le cadre du cours Quelle éthique dans la société en réseaux de l’Institut… read more L'amitié dans le Web 2.0 : le powerpoint de mon séminaire à l'Institut Telecom

This week, I’m gonna try to stream live from the Conference Pratiques des images dans la société de l’information. This… read more Live streaming from Porquerolles: Corbis and the arts (eng) (fr)

Between 1999 and 2002, French historian and art critic Raphael Cuir hosted a web-TV show called Memoires Actives on Canalweb…. read more "Why is there art rather than nothing?": new book by French art critic Raphael Cuir now out

Addendum, Nov 14, 2009: As of today, we salute the recent decision of the Argentinian court dropping the charges against… read more Support Prof. Horacio Potel!, or a portrait of the philosopher as a pirate

It’s a sad, sad world, one where we have to rely on Richard Linklater’s innocuous films to express unpopular opinions…. read more Hidden track #2: Cartoon philosopher fustigates reductionism