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Bear 71

A fascinating and highly sophisticated interactive documentary on the life of a grizzly bear (ursus arctos horribilis, by the way).

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From Weekly Filet #55, in February 2012.

    A Guide to the Digital Advertising Industry That’s Watching Your Every Click

    With the internet and the aggregation of huge data sets, advertising is moving its focus from target groups to individual targets. Specialised companies are tracking your moves on the web to create highly detailed profiles of who you are, what you do, what you like so that advertisiers can tailor their ads specifically not only to you, but your current situation. You can hardly escape it, so it’s good to know how it works.

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    From Weekly Filet #55, in February 2012.

    How Syria Works

    Some insights to the inner workings of the regime in Syria that doesn’t stop killing its own people.

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    From Weekly Filet #55, in February 2012.

      Let the Robot Drive

      The car of the future does not fly, but drive itself. Wired has a great roundup of the current state of science not much longer fiction.

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      From Weekly Filet #54, in February 2012.

      Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability

      Sustainable lifestyle needn’t come at a cost, but is rather a design challenge. This is the core of Bjarke Ingels concept of hedonistic sustainability. In a captivating talk at TEDxEast, the Danish architect showcases how he translates his idea to fascinating buildings. My favourite: The city hall in Tallinn with a built-in “democratic periscope” in order to visualise a form of radical political transparency.

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      From Weekly Filet #54, in February 2012.
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