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The Cultures Ep 261: Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century, Other Minds
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No comments on The Cultures Ep 261: Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century, Other MindsListen to episode 261 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness Note: No Naomi this ep
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There’s no question that Twitter’s self-inflicted mishaps and dreadful behaviour has driven people to Mastodon, but I also think that the move towards blogging and a slower, more artisanal form of short-form updating is fundamentally a reversion to the mean. Which is to say: even if @Jack (Twitter’s CEO) wasn’t an utter asshole, I think…
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The Cultures Ep 260.5: Mastodon 101
Listen to episode 260.5 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: A Beginner’s Guide to Mastodon Note: No Andrea this ep Follow us on Mastodon! We’re at: @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomia@mastodon.host (and now @naomialderman@mastodon.social) @andrhia@wandering.shop
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Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective – Fantastic Theming, Poor Puzzles
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One of my favourite games in recent years is Her Story. It’s more of a puzzle than a game, really; you’re trying to uncover the truth of what happened in a crime via a database of short video interviews with the suspect. The only way you can access a given video is by searching for…
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Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story was easily my highlight of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Created by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan, and Christian Barry, it’s a beautiful and funny and touching story based on real life, and Caplan has a tremendous baritone voice. From the Folk Radio review: Old Stock is the story of Chaim and Chayah, whose…
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Travel Tips, 2018 Edition
I’ve been doing an awful lot more travelling for work this year. Most of it has been between Edinburgh and London, but I’ve also had last-minute trips to San Francisco and Shanghai that required quick packing. To stay sane and organised, I’ve tried to streamline my luggage as much as possible. I’ve always travelled light,…
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The Cultures Ep 260: Fifth Anniversary Podcast!
Listen to episode 260 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Topics from our last five years Changes in our personal lives What are the big political events of the next five years?
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Shanghai Disneyland in One Day
Yesterday(!), I visited Shanghai Disneyland at the end of a week-long trip to the China Digital Entertainment Expo (aka China Joy), as part of a UK trade delegation. Most of the week was taken up with briefings about the Chinese games industry; endless meetings with local companies; and raucous bar-hopping and karaoke. By the end,…
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The Cultures Ep 259: Our Work (From Home) Days, Jessica Price and Arenanet, Care and Feeding of Fan Communities
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Listen to episode 259 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: How do you sort out your work-day (now that we’re all sort of working from home)! Jessica Price and Arenanet (bonus article from Adrian) Care and feeding of fan communities
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The Cultures Ep 258: The New Talking Machines, The Phantom of the Opera is Reddit
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Listen to episode 258 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: The New Talking Machines The Phantom of the Opera is Reddit (Adrian Chen article on Ice Poseidon)
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