November 2008
The Archives
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Audio, Drafts, Remixes, Science, Video, Writing
NASW ROUND UP
This post rounds out what I have from the 2008 NASW conference in Palo Alto. These are presented in no particular order. First up, here’s a talk by Prof. Cliff Nass of Stanford about robots that can disobey humans and howwe can build a world of more harmonious human-machine interaction. He’s a very lively speaker. [...]
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Audio, Portfolio
A SHINING RADIO MOMENT
We just wrapped up our annual pledge drive at 88.1 WMBR, where I have a hip-hop show, The Sequence, on Tuesday nights from 10pm to 11pm, East Coast time. If you don’t live in Boston or Cambridge, you can listen at wmbr.org. Here’s a little taste of what to expect–taken from a pledge drive break [...]
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News, Pictures, Portfolio, Science, Video, Writing
DANCE OF THE MUSSELS
(Video courtesy of Johan van de Koppel.) It’s a lousy dancer who steps on his partner’s foot, but groups of mussels use a similar foot game to form intricate patterns in a newly discovered underwater dance that benefits all involved. Scientists in the Netherlands have for the first time shown how individual mussels, acting seemingly [...]
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Science, Video, Writing
NASW INTERVIEWS
NASW ADVICE from Main Sequence on Vimeo. Here are some writing tips from Emily Sohn, a freelance journalist who frequently writes for Science News for Kids, and Andy Fell of the egghead blog and UC Davis News Service. Emily and Andy were both speakers at the 2008 NASW Conference in Palo Alto and were gracious [...]
HOT OFF THE TWEET
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My first album, The Ownership Society, is no longer available on compact disc, though there may be some copies floating around on Amazon. If you would like a digital version (mp3) email me for details: macgregor (dot) campbell (at) gmail. Thanks for listening!
My second album (sort of), Insufficient Complexity, is now available on a pay-what-you-like basis. It's completely different from The Ownership Society.
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MacGregor Campbell is a Portland-based science/tech journalist, animator, and maker of weird sounds.
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