Tom Atlee writes: “Naim suggests that globalization, economic growth, a growing global middle class, the spread of democracy, and rapidly expanding telecommunications technologies have changed our world. Together these developments have created a fluid and unpredictable environment which has unsettled the traditional dominions of power.” Atlee’s review reveals limitations on Naim’s perspective, namely favor of… Continue reading
Events \ Giving What You Don’t Have \ London
“Giving What You Don’t Have” the new film by artist Cornelia Sollfrank will be screened and followed by discussion at the Furtherfield Gallery in London this coming weekend, Saturday 26th October. “Cornelia Sollfrank will present her latest film Giving What You Don’t Have. It features interviews with individuals Kenneth Goldsmith, Marcell Mars, Sean Dockray, Dmitry… Continue reading
Video: post-capitalist coops in Catalonia and Spain
Watch this video on the Techno-Industrial Eco-Village in Calafou:
Project of the Day: Participation Now
Participation Now = course from the Open University + directory of initiatives: “Explore and engage with the field of public participation and find out how new forms of action are working to reshape contemporary life”. Description “Participation Now is a regularly updated and searchable archive of contemporary public participation initiatives to keep you informed… Continue reading
Peer Production and Desktop Manufacturing in the Case of the Helix T Wind Turbine Project
First of a 10-posts-series on P2P Lab’s 2013 publications. Full reference: Kostakis, V., Fountouklis, M. & Drechsler, W. (2013) Peer production and desktop manufacturing: The case of the Helix_T wind turbine project. Science, Technology & Human Values, 38(6): 773 – 800. Summary This article set out to show, through the Helix_T wind turbine project, two… Continue reading
An Open Call for Open Hardware Technology for the Environment
“Anyone reasonably informed today understands that we are going through a major cultural shift. Capitalism and logics of egoist accumulation have led to the destruction of the environment, and as the number of humans on earth does not cease to grow, worst case scenari beckons. The scale of environmental man-made damages suggests that we need… Continue reading
Video: the tragedy of enclosing farmer’s seeds and knowledge
Really well done funny explanatory video on the enclosures of the seed commons:
Binding Chaos – Stigmergy
Part 2 of our series from Binding Chaos the new book by Heather Marsh is the chapter on Stigmergy. Share in any way you like with attribution (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). For Part 1 see https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/society-vs-dissociation/2013/10/21 Abstract from Binding Chaos, the new book by Heather Marsh @GeorgieBC kamagra in groningen
Book of the Day: Cyborg Subjects
Cyborg Subjects was/is a truly exceptional digital cultural theory online journal from which a selected book of essays has been crafted by editors Bonni Rambatan and Jacob Johanssen: “In 2010, we set out to create a platform for two things we love and value: freedom of critical thought and digital culture. We wanted to create… Continue reading
On P2P Lab’s work in Greece
We are pleased to present you with a brief report of the research conducted along with the publications produced of the P2P Lab collaborators in 2013. Through a 10-posts series we will attempt to demonstrate findings, ideas and projects run by our colleagues. In this opening post, allow me to cite the list of P2P… Continue reading