Yasmin List: September 2015

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

[Yasmin_discussions] art science and medecine a growing trend ?

Yasminers

for our art-science radar discussions on trends for the past 5 years

the art science and medecine area is growing rapidly
here are videos of the recent talks at the Leonardo DASER
at the US National Academy of Science- these developments go way
beyond 50 years of the art theory movement into art-science driven
inquiry and applications- from experimental psychology and the science
of learning to medical practice

Bill O Brien intro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q1rlV86NBY&feature=em-uploademail

https://www.youtube.com/user/CPNAS
--
Melissa Walker: Art Therapy with Military Service Members
by CPNAS 51 views 6 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNr6lA1yqrI

Mariale Hardiman: How the Arts Enhance Learning
by CPNAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSB7PMW9jZM

Lisa M. Wong: Music for Healing: Musician, Patient, Community
by CPNAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bl9hh26Lk

Kristin Beck: Art Therapy's Role in Post-war Reintegration
by CPNAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bR_wmTqXFM

do other yasminers have other examples ?

Roger Malina
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Monday, September 28, 2015

[Yasmin_discussions] Crystallized Practices, Small But Decisive Wins for Big Challenges , Counterfactual Futures

Yasminers

Gabriel Harp has submitted these areas of rising interest in
art/sci/tech on his radar

we welcome reactions

Roger Malina

Dear Colleagues, We thank those who participated in the network for
Sciences, Engineering, Arts, and Design (SEAD) report, which was
published this year as "Steps to an Ecology of Networked Knowledge and
Innovation" (MIT Press, 2015). The process that led to this report
began about five years ago with a number of convenings supported by
the US National Science […]

Here are three:

Crystallized Practices
Greater attention and awareness is being given to previously
invisible, unrecognized, and/or unconscious SEAD practices. This is
resulting is greater clarity, reproducibility, and applicability of
behaviors, values, and frameworks to a wider range of shared issues
and challenges. Driven by insights from social studies of science,
technology, infrastructure, and knowledge-networks—as well as by
commercially driven needs for more vertically integrated collaboration
across SEAD activities—individuals, groups, and institutions are
becoming better at recognizing and organizing to facilitate the
landscape for productive SEAD outcomes. Despite this trend, some
practitioners cultivate moderate levels of concern around the
codification or identification of integrated practices—in some cases
out of fears that it will result in diminished levels of creativity,
autonomy, or authorship.

Small But Decisive Wins for Big Challenges
SEAD-integrated activities are forming the core of creative solutions
to some of the world's biggest challenges. From climate change
(WHO/CCAC Breathe Campaign) to terrorism (DARPA's Narrative Networks
program), larger institutions are beginning to recognize and implement
SEAD-based research or production to accomplish goals around public
engagement, persuasion, participatory co-creation and solution
generation, citizen science and engineering, and organizational and/or
social change.

Counterfactual Futures
Tools and programs aimed at developing the abilities of individuals
and groups to engage in counterfactual reasoning (in order to correct
biases in judgement and decisioning making), are gaining acceptance
and adoption. Driven in part by their integration of SEAD areas of
expertise (e.g. psychology, design, contemporary art, storytelling,
and data science), examples include speculative design, prediction
tournaments, massively scaled forecasting games, and a suite of apps
and data-driven services designed to help people make better decisions
about their own lives as well as the lives of others around them. This
link https://coclimate.box.com/seadprovides a collection of example
worksheets designed to help facilitate counterfactual reasoning,
specifically for the purpose of elucidating scenarios and emerging
skill sets for the future of SEAD.

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Sunday, September 27, 2015

[Yasmin_discussions] STEM to STEAM- and emerging and growing international interest

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As we have been discussing for some time on YASMIN there is an
interesting and encouraging confluence
of interests promoting art/sci/tech collaboration internationally - in
the USA this has sometimes become called the
STEM to STEAM movement to integrate the arts and design into
science/tech/eng/math research practice and teaching.

This was promoted very early by John Maeda and the Rhode island
College of Design http://www.risd.edu/about/stem_to_steam/ )
and we were able to capture this development in the workshops that
started in 2012 and led to the SEAD report issued in 2015

Steps to an Ecology of Networked Knowledge and Innovation: Enabling
New Forms of Collaboration among Sciences, Engineering, Arts, and
Design

available for free at: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/page/NSF_SEAD

It seems apparent that one area that has really strengthened over the
past five years is the discourse/ and programs that follow
up on the STEM to STEAM idea that began to emerge in 2012/13

Here is a resolution (that wasn't adopted to my knowledge) submitted
to the United States House of Representatives this year which is
particularly revealing in terms of the argumentation that is put
forward. It is interesting to see how the ideas we have been
advocating
for decades are being translated into a politically and economically
legible discourse ( with of course the loss of certain issues as we
have been discussing on YASMIN)

( for the full text and discussion see my blog :
http://malina.diatrope.com/2015/09/27/artscitech-to-the-rescue-stem-to-steam-in-the-us-congress/

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hres247/text

and

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114hres247ih/pdf/BILLS-114hres247ih.pdf

here it is !!

IV 114TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 247 ( United States of America)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that adding art
and design into Federal programs that target the
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields
encourages innovation and economic growth in the United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 1, 2015 Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself,
Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. MCCOLLUM,
Ms. NORTON, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. PETERS, Mr.
RANGEL, Mr. CA´RDENAS,
Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois,
and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY)

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned

RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
adding art and design into Federal programs that target
the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields
encourages innovation and economic growth in the United States.

Whereas the innovative practices of art and design play an essential
role in improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM) education and advancing STEM research;

Whereas art and design provide real solutions for our everyday lives,
distinguish United States products in a global
marketplace, and create opportunity for economic growth;

Whereas artists and designers can effectively communicate
complex data and scientific information to multiple stakeholders and
broad audiences;

Whereas the tools and methods of design offer new models for creative
problem solving and interdisciplinary partnerships
in a changing world; Whereas artists and designers are playing an
integral role in the development of modern technology;

Whereas artists and designers are playing a key role in manufacturing;

Whereas adding art and design to Federal STEM programs has the
potential for recruiting underrepresented populations into STEM
fields;

I would be very interested if any yasminers have other examples of
initiatives in their own countries= particularly
asia, south and central america, eastern europe beyond the EC and USA

Roger Malina

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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Re: [Yasmin_discussions] nature of tool

Dear Paul,

Thanks. Your blog entry on the nature of tools reminds me of Winston Churchill's speech on October 28, 1943 to discuss rebuilding the House of Commons following its destruction by fire during an air raid.

Churchill argued that Commons should be rebuilt exactly as it formerly had been. He felt that the division of parties across the aisle was crucial to British parliamentary democracy. And he felt that Parliament should not be large enough to hold all members, each with a desk. Rather, the chamber was more than large enough for ordinary business and minor debates. When momentous debates and great decisions filled the room, cramped space and standing members lent an air of urgency and significance to the occasion.

This was the occasion on which Churchill said, "We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us."

The same is true of tools, thoughts, and theories. We make them, and then they make us.

Warm wishes,

Ken

p.s. I will attach Churchill's comments at the end of this post.

Ken Friedman, PhD, DSc (hc), FDRS | Editor-in-Chief | 设计 She Ji. The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation | Published by Tongji University in Cooperation with Elsevier | URL: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/she-ji-the-journal-of-design-economics-and-innovation/

Chair Professor of Design Innovation Studies | College of Design and Innovation | Tongji University | Shanghai, China ||| University Distinguished Professor | Centre for Design Innovation | Swinburne University of Technology | Melbourne, Australia

> Ken
>> I created a blog post a few days ago on "tool". I participate on several mailing lists, including this
>> one and two on digital humanities. The idea of technology as tool is only natural for us— tools
>> help us get our research and work done. What would we do without them? At the same time, though, we
>> should be sensitive to what lay beyond (or inside of) tool. Here it is:
>>
>> http://creative-automata.com/2015/09/22/when-tool-becomes-art/

> Paul Fishwick, PhD
> Chair, ACM SIGSIM
> Distinguished University Chair of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication
> Professor of Computer Science
> Director, Creative Automata Laboratory
> The University of Texas at Dallas
> Arts & Technology
> 800 West Campbell Road, AT10
> Richardson, TX 75080-3021
> Home: utdallas.edu/atec/fishwick
> Blog: creative-automata.com

Re: [Yasmin_discussions] nature of tool

>> On Sep 24, 2015, at 8:36 AM, Ken Friedman <ken.friedman.sheji@icloud.com <mailto:ken.friedman.sheji@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Paul,
>>
>> Please do post information on the tool. I'm interested to read more on your thoughts concerning the notion of tool.
>>
>> Warm regards,

> Ken
> I created a blog post a few days ago on "tool". I participate on several mailing lists, including this
> one and two on digital humanities. The idea of technology as tool is only natural for us— tools
> help us get our research and work done. What would we do without them? At the same time, though, we
> should be sensitive to what lay beyond (or inside of) tool. Here it is:
>
> http://creative-automata.com/2015/09/22/when-tool-becomes-art/ <http://creative-automata.com/2015/09/22/when-tool-becomes-art/>
>
> -paul

Paul Fishwick, PhD
Chair, ACM SIGSIM
Distinguished University Chair of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication
Professor of Computer Science
Director, Creative Automata Laboratory
The University of Texas at Dallas
Arts & Technology
800 West Campbell Road, AT10
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Home: utdallas.edu/atec/fishwick <http://utdallas.edu/atec/fishwick>
Blog: creative-automata.com <http://creative-automata.com/>

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Friday, September 25, 2015

[Yasmin_discussions] Fwd: Crowdsourcing your obsessions and worries !

YASMINERS

For a number of weeks we have been calling for your ideas of what new
emerging trends are occuring
in the art science technology community of practice - we would like to
continue this discussion for now
but I thought I would explain the way we are 'crowdsourcing' with you
ideas and thoughts that will
feed into a 5 year update of our SEAD report on enabling new forms of
collaboration between science
and engineering with art design and humanities.

See below details of a working group meeting in Washington DC (with
list of participants) that will
be held at the US National Academy of Science (closed meeting) and
then an open meeting and panel
at the US College Art Association.

We will be 'scraping' (with attribution )all the emails to this
YASMIN discussion into the material we will use to write
the 5 year snapshot update. Please do continue submitting new topics
or contributing to the
existing ones by sending in 500 words and a few links on what you are
obsessed or worried about
that has been a growing trend over the past five years: submit via

https://seadnetwork.wordpress.com/

or via this YASMIN discussion list:
http://estia.media.uoa.gr/mailman/listinfo/yasmin_discussions

here are more details

Roger Malina

We will be presenting and discussing these findings at a working group
meeting at the US National Academy of Science)- details below
( by invitation only- details below) but if you recognise a name among
the attendees listed below please do contact them and send
them your thoughts ! we are then also presenting and discussing the
results at an open panel meeting as the US College Art Association
meeting in Washington, DC at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park
Hotel from Wednesday, February 3 through Saturday,
February 6. - Open to conference attendees.

Here are the details of the working group meeting

SEAD gathering at National Academies
A SEAD Working Group meeting will be held at the National Academies in
Washington DC, on February 2, 2016.
Participants will review and share emerging trends and issues since
the NSF/NEA/NEH/Smithsonian hosted
workshops that led to the Sciences, Engineering, Arts, and Design
(SEAD) report, published this year as
"Steps to an Ecology of Networked Knowledge and Innovation" (MIT Press, 2015).

Emerging Trends and Issues
We are consulting with members of the SEAD network to identify
emerging topics, trends, gaps and issues that
have been growing in importance during the last five years. This
update to the SEAD report will open the agenda for the Working Group
meeting.

Emerging Actors and Stakeholders
• We will also note the emergence of new actors and stakeholders and
their initiatives, including theNAKFI Futures Conference
in November 2015 convening communities from the US National Academy
of Science, the National Academy of Engineering,
and the National Academy of Medicine.

• In 2015 the European Commission issued its ICT-Arts CONNECT report,
launching the STARTS program for funding work in
Science, Technology, and the Arts as part of the Europe 2020 program.

• Also in 2015, the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities
(a2ru) will hold a conference on the"Third Space," addressing
transdisciplinary exemplars that integrate arts and/or design
practices with work and research across other disciplines.

• The Innovation Collaborative has been arranging collaborations
between professional educator organizations, including the
National Science Teachers Association, the National Art Education
Association, and the Association of Science and Technology Centers.

As a complement to this encouraging set of initiatives, we are
inviting constituent actors and stakeholders to participate
in the Working Group meeting and help us map currently emerging
trends, issues, and gaps. We will ask participants
in the Working Group meeting to share a summary of recent and
forward-reaching ideas in their areas. In addition,
we are seeking topics for discussion to gauge what is looking
promising for the SEAD community of collaborators and
what may be presenting challenges.

SEAD organizers
Carol Strohecker, SEAD network and RISD
Roger Malina, SEAD network and UT Dallas
Robert Thill, SEAD network and The Cooper Union
Carol LaFayette, SEAD network and Texas A&M

Confirmed Participants
Laurie Baefsky, Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru)
David Beacom, National Science Teachers Association
Alphonse DeSena, National Science Foundation
Greg Dunn, Neuroscientist, Greg Dunn Design
Nettrice Gaskins, Boston Art Academy
Luis-Miguel Girao, Science Technology Arts, EU (STARTS)
Dan Goods, National Aeronautic Space Administration (NASA)
Wendy Hancock, Association of Science-Technology Centers
Margaret Honey, New York Hall of Science
Benjamin Knapp, Virginia Tech
Kathi R. Levin, National Art Education Association
Marina McDougall, Exploratorium
Gunalan Nadarajan, University of Michigan
Bill O'Brien, National Endowment for the Arts
Lucinda Presley, Institute where Creativity Empowers Education Success
Nagesh Rao, Small Business Administration
Daniel Rockmore, Dartmouth
Robert Root-Bernstein, Michigan State
Tom Rudin, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Brian K. Smith, Drexel
JD Talasek, Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences
Rieko Yajima, American Association for the Advancement of Science

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[Yasmin_discussions] Art and science in the antarctic

yasminers

just to feeding the world development of art science activities
in reserves, marine sanctuaries and other natural parks

there have been major art science practices in the antarctic
over the last 20 years

The US NSF has been funding
The Antarctic Artists and Writers Program furnishes U.S. Antarctic Program
operational support, and round-trip economy air tickets between the United
States and the Southern Hemisphere, to artists and writers whose work requires
them to be in the Antarctic to complete their proposed project

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503518

here is the upcoming conference in two weeks

2015 Arctic Science Conference

The 2015 Arctic Science Conference will be held October 1st—3rd in
Anchorage, Alaska.
The conference theme is Healthy Estuaries: Sustainability and Resilience.

http://arctic.aaas.org/meetings/2015/index.html

Annie Duffy tells us about

"Northern Environment and the Arts" session and here are the planned talks:

"Polar Lab: Giving the North a Voice"

Julie Decker, Anchorage Museum

"The Arts and Rural Alaskan Community Landscapes"*

Shannon Daut and Saunders McNeil, Alaska State Council on the Arts

*Tentative Title

"Practicing Sustainable Art in the Arctic: Two Case Studies"

Herminia Din, University of Alaska Anchorage

"Alternative Photographic Processes Encompassing Cultural Alaskan Substrates"

Alyssa Enriquez, University of Alaska Fairbanks

"Perspectives: Examining Complex Ecological Dynamics through Arts,
Humanities and Science Integration. A Post-Workshop Overview"

Annie Duffy, University of Alaska Fairbanks

roger malina

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Re: [Yasmin_discussions] Caring, cooperative, and creative?

Dear Paul and Ken
I posted to ecoartscotland.net on the Land Use Strategy pilot in
Aberdeenshire
http://ecoartscotland.net/2015/08/04/land-use-strategy-pilot-whats-it-got-to-do-with-artists/
because this issue of Mapping and Sensing is very interesting and there are
artists engaging with GIS, some noted.
The Cultural dimension of Ecosystem Services Assessment opens up a
significant opportunity for artists to engage and develop a critical
relation between spatialising tools and creative methods - we might note
some vectors of challenge if we recognise characteristics of eco art
practices -
Firstly that they tend to come out of a desire for ecocultural wellbeing
and value the agency of all things and acknowledge the way 'services' might
flow in multiple directions, not only towards human society.
Secondly that their form of interdisciplinarity is inflected with feminism
/ post-colonialism / co-production and tends to understand everything and
everyone as knowledge actors.
Thirdly to often involve volunteering ( and here I use that word rather
than participation or social practice intentionally)
And fourthly and very linked with the third point they have education
embedded - so many eco art projects have very significant learning
trajectories - usually starting with the artist being a learner (and
avowing that role from the outset).
Yours
Chris

Chris Fremantle

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On 25 Sep 2015 03:00, "Ken Friedman" <ken.friedman.sheji@icloud.com> wrote:

> Dear Paul,
>
> Please do post information on the tool. I'm interested to read more on
> your thoughts concerning the notion of tool.
>
> Warm regards,
>
>
> Ken
>
> > On 2015Sep22, at 18:08, Paul Fishwick <metaphorz@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > I am also wondering about the nature of "tool" but this may be another
> YASMIN topic. The notion
> > of tool came into focus for me in Prague over the summer when I learned
> something basic about
> > the art of the blacksmith. Before I met him, I was of a mind to see the
> steel bottle opener he was
> > selling as a tool. Then everything changed when he invited me to put on
> an apron. I am writing a blog
> > post on it and will send to you or others, if interested.
> >
> > -paul
>
>
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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Re: [Yasmin_discussions] Caring, cooperative, and creative?

Dear Paul,

Please do post information on the tool. I'm interested to read more on your thoughts concerning the notion of tool.

Warm regards,

Ken

> On 2015Sep22, at 18:08, Paul Fishwick <metaphorz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ken
>
> I am also wondering about the nature of "tool" but this may be another YASMIN topic. The notion
> of tool came into focus for me in Prague over the summer when I learned something basic about
> the art of the blacksmith. Before I met him, I was of a mind to see the steel bottle opener he was
> selling as a tool. Then everything changed when he invited me to put on an apron. I am writing a blog
> post on it and will send to you or others, if interested.
>
> -paul

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

[Yasmin_discussions] Collaborative/dialogue approach

John Hopkins I like the sound of your 'hands-on', *not* theoretical!
work, with its collaborative/dialogue approach. It's encouraging to hear
that you've received support to sustain it.

Another project to add to this list is Living Data: Track changes:
http://www.livingdata.net.au/content/research/researchindex.php

This is independent research I conduct through University of
Technology Sydney, with supervision by Professor William Gladstone,
Head of Life Sciences. Conversations and collaborations with scientists
and artists are conducted and observed for changes in our
understandings. The program is sustained by private patrons,
as well as by serving mutual interests of the research participants.

I am very keen to hear about similar programs elsewhere.

Best wishes,
Lisa

---------------------------

Lisa Roberts
PhD (Media Arts), MA (Animation/Interactive Media), Dip. Aboriginal
Studies, Dip.Ed. (Art/English), Dip. Art

Living Data Program Leader

Visiting Fellow
University of Technology Sydney
Faculty of Science

Visiting Scientist (a.k.a. Artist)
Australian Antarctic Division
Krill Biology

LisaRoberts.com.au
AntarcticAnimation.com
LivingData.net.au

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Re: [Yasmin_discussions] Caring, cooperative, and creative?

Chris
This is a good question and I am sure that my answer will be insufficient
mainly due to my lack of knowledge of formal studies performed in decision
making procedures where modeling & simulation (M&S) is involved.
Based, though, on my personal observation the risks of information overload
should be considered along with other risks. For low-risk decisions, the use
of M&S may not be required or preferred. For high-risk decisions in our current
era, M&S is generally an invaluable decision making aid, in addition to other
analyses (e.g., scale modeling, live/physical experiments, statistical analyses
not requiring a time-advance mechanism).
Fundamental human capabilities of caring and sharing are always essential,
but for high-risk scenarios, they are necessary but insufficient. The role of M&S
has been one of an ever-increasing adoption curve based on reduced costs
of the associated technologies, faster computers, and better software.
Nothing is a given, however, as we are all human. Politics may be present. And
we are making the decisions with the help of underlying models. But,
for high-risk scenarios, I believe that our collective wisdom will continue to
be enhanced with M&S.
paul

> On Sep 23, 2015, at 2:52 AM, Chris Fremantle <chris@fremantle.org> wrote:
>
> Hi
> Can I ask a question - Paul to what extent do you think the programme of
> modelling and simulation has led to wise decision making?
> I worked with the Harrisons on their project Greenhouse Britain: Losing
> Ground, Gaining Wisdom. The challenge is the translation of information
> into knowledge and then into wisdom (being in this case encouraging deeper
> reflection on where to defend a coastline, where to retreat and where to
> defend now in order to make a planned retreat later).
> It seems to me self evident that being caring, cooperative and creative
> usually requires attention - greater volume of communication is usually a
> form of distraction. There is an interesting literature (Kaplan et al) on
> the relationship between attention and distraction which is particularly
> useful in relation to creative and caring practices eg effective
> distraction in hospitals.
> Chris
>
> Chris Fremantle
>
> +44(0)7714203016
> http://chris.fremantle.org
> http://ecoartscotland.net
> skype chris.fremantle
> On 23 Sep 2015 03:03, "Paul Fishwick" <metaphorz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> I am also wondering about the nature of "tool" but this may be another
> YASMIN topic. The notion
>> of tool came into focus for me in Prague over the summer when I learned
> something basic about
>> the art of the blacksmith. Before I met him, I was of a mind to see the
> steel bottle opener he was
>> selling as a tool. Then everything changed when he invited me to put on
> an apron. I am writing a blog
>> post on it and will send to you or others, if interested.
>>
>> -paul
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 21, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Ken Friedman <ken.friedman.sheji@icloud.com>
> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Paul,
>>>
>>> Thanks. This is useful and informative. These are the tools that allow
> people to understand what is happening to the planet. The choices we make
> with what we learn help to determine the future. I'm not very hopeful for
> the long-term prospects of humanity on the planet, but this is a good
> foundation for whatever chance we have.
>>>
>>> Yours,
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 2015Sep21, at 15:18, Paul Fishwick <metaphorz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> All
>>>> While I generally agree parts of Ken's post, I do want to highlight an
> effort in which I am heavily involved,
>>>> and then state its relevance to technology. For the past 20 years, I
> have been a small cog in a State
>>>> of Florida organization: http://www.sbafla.com/methodology/ . This
> commission has long been concerned
>>>> with public awareness of a fairly complex process where government,
> industry, insurance, and the
>>>> people come together with respect to the effects of hurricanes
> emerging from within the atlantic tropical
>>>> basin. The methodologies involved in this process all rely on modeling
> & simulation (M&S). Thus, to understand
>>>> something about catastrophe and risk, once must have some knowledge of
> M&S. The commission is
>>>> embarking upon standards for flood (coastal and inland) in addition to
> wind.
>>>> So, while what is beneath the surface of "technology" (namely,
> mathematics, science and engineering)
>>>> may not directly contribute to happiness and altruism, cooperation and
> knowledge can be enhanced with
>>>> M&S knowledge and the sciences behind M&S. If there is any doubt of
> this, please see the picture blog
>>>> that I edit here: modelingforeveryone.com on behalf of ACM SIGSIM.
> Many will recognize the global
>>>> importance of these issues: they all have one thing in common — they
> are being studied, cooperatively
>>>> and with engagement, using models. Want to make a difference in
> climate change? Begin by understanding
>>>> how the science is developed based on modeling:
> https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-chapter8.pdf
>>>> "Feel good" and "Let's all be caring" rhetoric doesn't cut it.
>>>> We also should quit using "technology" as a veil for a deeper
> understanding of our world through mathematics,
>>>> science and engineering. Technology is a byproduct of these more
> fundamental fields.
>>>> -paul
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> Distinguished University Chair of Arts, Technology, and Emerging
> Communication
>> Professor of Computer Science
>> Director, Creative Automata Laboratory
>> The University of Texas at Dallas
>> Arts & Technology
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Re: [Yasmin_discussions] Caring, cooperative, and creative?

Chris,

Look to deCerteau's text in the Lagoon Cycle for a great development of the Harrisons' call to 'pay attention'

Best
David

Dr David Haley. Sent from my iPhone

> On 23 Sep 2015, at 14:32, Chris Fremantle <chris@fremantle.org> wrote:
>
> Hi
> Can I ask a question - Paul to what extent do you think the programme of
> modelling and simulation has led to wise decision making?
> I worked with the Harrisons on their project Greenhouse Britain: Losing
> Ground, Gaining Wisdom. The challenge is the translation of information
> into knowledge and then into wisdom (being in this case encouraging deeper
> reflection on where to defend a coastline, where to retreat and where to
> defend now in order to make a planned retreat later).
> It seems to me self evident that being caring, cooperative and creative
> usually requires attention - greater volume of communication is usually a
> form of distraction. There is an interesting literature (Kaplan et al) on
> the relationship between attention and distraction which is particularly
> useful in relation to creative and caring practices eg effective
> distraction in hospitals.
> Chris
>
> Chris Fremantle
>
> +44(0)7714203016
> http://chris.fremantle.org
> http://ecoartscotland.net
> skype chris.fremantle
>> On 23 Sep 2015 03:03, "Paul Fishwick" <metaphorz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> I am also wondering about the nature of "tool" but this may be another
> YASMIN topic. The notion
>> of tool came into focus for me in Prague over the summer when I learned
> something basic about
>> the art of the blacksmith. Before I met him, I was of a mind to see the
> steel bottle opener he was
>> selling as a tool. Then everything changed when he invited me to put on
> an apron. I am writing a blog
>> post on it and will send to you or others, if interested.
>>
>> -paul
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 21, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Ken Friedman <ken.friedman.sheji@icloud.com>
> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Paul,
>>>
>>> Thanks. This is useful and informative. These are the tools that allow
> people to understand what is happening to the planet. The choices we make
> with what we learn help to determine the future. I'm not very hopeful for
> the long-term prospects of humanity on the planet, but this is a good
> foundation for whatever chance we have.
>>>
>>> Yours,
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 2015Sep21, at 15:18, Paul Fishwick <metaphorz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> All
>>>> While I generally agree parts of Ken's post, I do want to highlight an
> effort in which I am heavily involved,
>>>> and then state its relevance to technology. For the past 20 years, I
> have been a small cog in a State
>>>> of Florida organization: http://www.sbafla.com/methodology/ . This
> commission has long been concerned
>>>> with public awareness of a fairly complex process where government,
> industry, insurance, and the
>>>> people come together with respect to the effects of hurricanes
> emerging from within the atlantic tropical
>>>> basin. The methodologies involved in this process all rely on modeling
> & simulation (M&S). Thus, to understand
>>>> something about catastrophe and risk, once must have some knowledge of
> M&S. The commission is
>>>> embarking upon standards for flood (coastal and inland) in addition to
> wind.
>>>> So, while what is beneath the surface of "technology" (namely,
> mathematics, science and engineering)
>>>> may not directly contribute to happiness and altruism, cooperation and
> knowledge can be enhanced with
>>>> M&S knowledge and the sciences behind M&S. If there is any doubt of
> this, please see the picture blog
>>>> that I edit here: modelingforeveryone.com on behalf of ACM SIGSIM.
> Many will recognize the global
>>>> importance of these issues: they all have one thing in common — they
> are being studied, cooperatively
>>>> and with engagement, using models. Want to make a difference in
> climate change? Begin by understanding
>>>> how the science is developed based on modeling:
> https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-chapter8.pdf
>>>> "Feel good" and "Let's all be caring" rhetoric doesn't cut it.
>>>> We also should quit using "technology" as a veil for a deeper
> understanding of our world through mathematics,
>>>> science and engineering. Technology is a byproduct of these more
> fundamental fields.
>>>> -paul
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> Paul Fishwick, PhD
>> Chair, ACM SIGSIM
>> Distinguished University Chair of Arts, Technology, and Emerging
> Communication
>> Professor of Computer Science
>> Director, Creative Automata Laboratory
>> The University of Texas at Dallas
>> Arts & Technology
>> 800 West Campbell Road, AT10
>> Richardson, TX 75080-3021
>> Home: utdallas.edu/atec/fishwick
>> Blog: creative-automata.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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[Yasmin_discussions] Artists and Scientists in Times of War

From Ana Peraica
anaperaica-AT-gmail.com

Dear friends and colleagues around Mediterranean basin and around the Globe,

I am writing you as a member of Leonardo's workgroup Artist and
Scientists in Times of War,

http://www.leoalmanac.org/artists-and-scientists-in-times-of-war-by-emmer-and-malina/

but first of all as a person.

Refugee movement we are facing last months in South-Eastern Europe are
much more massive than any before, in terms of a number of people
being in a migration movement. As the winter is coming closer, we
might be facing an enormous humanitarian and human catastrophe.

Yasmin list was formed, long time ago, precisely in the area now being
responsible for human lives that are deprived peace, home and security
around Mediterranean basin. We do got a network of people from the
Middle East, South Europe, Deep Balkans to Western EU and I find this
a humanitarian privilege at the moment. We can react and we should!

While waiting for your proposals in regard and activation plans, I am
proposing the following;

translation wherever possible (from Arabic, Turkish, Greek, Serbian,
Croatian, German...)

lobbying and PR for the acceptance of refugees in local communities

assistance to fellow colleagues (artists and scientists, programmers)
in finding jobs

gathering a collection of links and platforms (social platforms) that
may assist re-connecting of broken families, (one good thing is – they
are equipped with their mobile phones)

collecting humanitarian aid.

Looking forward to your suggestions, ideas and comments,

best regards, Ana Peraica

YASMINERS: if you are interested in publishing an article on your work
related to the theme
artists and scientists in times of way- check out the call:

http://www.leonardo.info/isast/journal/calls/artandwar.html

Dear Roger, emails come back from Yasmin and Yasmin announcement. Can
you please forward? Hope we manage to make some change, Ana
( to all yasminers- when posting use the same email address that you
subscribe with otherwise the spam system rejects you- you must have a
stable
identity at least in this context !!_

--
Roger F Malina

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[Yasmin_discussions] e-Bohmian Dialogue

Yasminers

It is great that our current yasmin discussion is well
engaged- there are about ten discussion emails waiting
to be approved-so it will take a few days for some of these to
appear-do not despair ! we try to approve them slowly so people
actually have time to read them before another one comes in !
With time zone asynchronicities some of us have to read in
our sleep !!

More seriously- on line asynchronous discussion is an
aquired skill= we try to practice Bohmian Dialogue techniques on YAsmin

http://www.david-bohm.net/dialogue/

"...it is proposed that a form of free dialogue may well be one of the
most effective ways of investigating the crisis which faces society,
and indeed the whole of human nature and consciousness today.
Moreover, it may turn out that such a form of free exchange of ideas
and information is of fundamental relevance for transforming culture
and freeing it of destructive misinformation, so that creativity can
be liberated."
David Bohm

glenn smith left us with this optimistic prognosis !

In short, my friends, the forces of enlightenment are on the
march; and as my own small contribution -- i.e., here comes the
customary plug! -- may I note my recently published essay
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: Kinetic Sculpture and the Crisis
of Western Technocentrism"
( http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/4/3/75 ) which has its own
take on the nexus of art, science, and history?

so on with our e-bohmian dialogue- but e-alcohol and e-setting suns
just dont do it- why is on line life so poor in creature comforts !

--
Roger F Malina
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Re: [Yasmin_discussions] International Affairs and Political Science is an Emerging Trend in art science ?

An early example might be the work with satellites done by the Ocean Earth
Development Corporation (Peter Fend et al) - there is a good interview in
the Journal October that talks about the work with news and satellite
imaging.
Chris

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On 22 Sep 2015 03:58, "Ulrich Gehmann" <ugehm@t-online.de> wrote:

> Hello John,
>
> This sounds interesting, indeed. My name is Ulrich Gehmann, having worked
> in
> management and engaged in Ideal City/Utopia ventures. Inter alias, we
> presented World Mountain Machine in Estonia last year (where Soleri was a
> part of), and at next year's Biennale in Venice. now, In our working group,
> we are concerned with ideal spaces in wider sense, and now, are making a
> seminar on managed spaces: www.idealspaces.org
> I would be pleased if we can establish contact
>
> Best regards
> Ulrich
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
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> Hopkins
> Gesendet: Montag, 21. September 2015 08:00
> An: YASMIN DISCUSSIONS <yasmin_discussions@estia.media.uoa.gr>
> Betreff: Re: [Yasmin_discussions] International Affairs and Political
> Science is an Emerging Trend in art science ?
>
>
> > Do readers have other projects that belong in this list ?
>
> I'm participating in a complete revamp of a hybrid private (non-profit)
> education initiative in regenerative design -- at the Ecosa Institute here
> in the mountains of central Arizona http://ecosa/org -- it's a hands-on,
> applied,
> (*not* theoretical!) design/art/systems/architecture/ecology program. We
> recently got a $4mil gift for the construction of a major (fully off-grid!)
> learning center for this new resident program that will include an
> artist-in-residence program, international guests, and numerous learning
> possibilities from short workshops to two annual 16-week immersive
> certificate programs in regenerative design. We'll be starting up the new
> *improved* program in the fall of 2016. The Institute is about 15 years
> old,
> and was founded by the British architect Tony Brown who worked with Paolo
> Soleri.
>
> As a (geophysical) engineer and media artist, I'm part of the teaching team
> and will cover holistic systems thinking aspects as well as cross-over
> technology/art/culture/media/techno-social issues ... As an experienced
> educator, I'll be facilitating the collaborative/dialogue approach (as
> inspired by Martin Buber, David Bohm, and Paolo Friere among others!). If
> anyone has questions, let me know!
>
> One of the reasons I left 'regular' US academia was a frustration with the
> miserable economics of adjunct teaching (talk about an unsustainable
> system!!) and a lack of opportunities for true transdisciplinary
> collaboration outside of very traditional 'inside' opportunities for
> tenured/tenure-track research faculty. I was teaching in a
> technology-arts-media program at CU-Boulder (the TAM program) within the
> Atlas Institute -- an interesting program, but I found the university
> overall to be suffering the maisma of administrative-heavy bureaucracy. Too
> much talk and political position-taking and not enough radical learning
> happening.
>
> Cheers,
> John
>
>
>
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Re: [Yasmin_discussions] "YASMIN opportunity: Art and Science at environmental and ecological field stations and marine labs"

Hi,
Thanks John, for correcting, Mari Keski-Korsu, she is!
At least the link to her Albedo Dreams project was fine in my earlier post.
*
I would like to introduce another beautiful collaboration with a Finnish Research Station, Seili, that is a Archipelago Research Station of University of Turku, Finland.
The Institute participates in multidisciplinary research of the Baltic Sea, with a special focus on the Archipelago Sea. It is really a wonderful island, no cars,
connected with ferries to other islands and to the mainland. The island installations are used for biological research since 50 years, earlier it was a place to isolate people with leper and
mentally afflicted women. https://www.utu.fi/en/units/cerut/archipelago-research-institute/Pages/home.aspx

Capsula organized Baltic Sea related cross-disciplinary expeditions, in the framework of Curated Expeditions project in 2010-2011.
The project commissioned 4 new art works and a dance performance that were exhibited during the Turku2011 European Capital of Culture.
http://capsulaexpeditions.com/en/expeditions/baltic/index.html

Three of the commissioned artists spend time at the Seili research station as residents; Finnish media artist Mia Mäkelä in summer, researching the green algae, and the eutrophication of Baltic Sea,
resulting the work Green Matters - The Handbook for Algae Gatherers: http://i40474.wix.com/greenmatters

And choreographer Tomi Paasonen with Tiago de la Cruz, in the midwinter, working at the icy and empty installations of the Station for the dance performance Vol.at.ilit.y:
https://vimeo.com/56730565

The director of the Station, Prof. Ilppo Vuorinen also took actively part in the third work, The Rescue Boat Baltic Herring raft,
to explain the singularities of the Baltic Sea ecosystem while navigating with the artists Teemu Takatalo, Tommi Taipale and Juha Mehtäläinen.
https://vimeo.com/74915582

Best
Ulla

John Hopkins <jhopkins@neoscenes.net> kirjoitti 22.9.2015 kello 18.23:

> Thanks Ulla -- I'd heard about the forestry program (Mari Keski-Korsu* is a former student of mine from Tornio and the Media Lab at UIAH! http://www.artsufartsu.net/)...
>
> *you mis-spelled her name in your posting ;-)
>
> It reminded me of another organization I don't think represented here on Yasmin -- The Center for Land Use Interpretation http://clui.org -- who are facilitating really interesting work examining the militarization of the US (western) landscape from an arts/cultural/engineering/science pov...
>
> I did an extended residency at their Wendover, Utah compound a few years back that is located literally next door to the 'Enola Gay' hangar at a former WWII military air base... I explored the relationship between order, entropy, and energy as it related to human and natural systems. http://tinyurl.com/krnj8ru
>
> cheers,
> John
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Re: [Yasmin_discussions] Caring, cooperative, and creative?

Hi
Can I ask a question - Paul to what extent do you think the programme of
modelling and simulation has led to wise decision making?
I worked with the Harrisons on their project Greenhouse Britain: Losing
Ground, Gaining Wisdom. The challenge is the translation of information
into knowledge and then into wisdom (being in this case encouraging deeper
reflection on where to defend a coastline, where to retreat and where to
defend now in order to make a planned retreat later).
It seems to me self evident that being caring, cooperative and creative
usually requires attention - greater volume of communication is usually a
form of distraction. There is an interesting literature (Kaplan et al) on
the relationship between attention and distraction which is particularly
useful in relation to creative and caring practices eg effective
distraction in hospitals.
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On 23 Sep 2015 03:03, "Paul Fishwick" <metaphorz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ken
>
> I am also wondering about the nature of "tool" but this may be another
YASMIN topic. The notion
> of tool came into focus for me in Prague over the summer when I learned
something basic about
> the art of the blacksmith. Before I met him, I was of a mind to see the
steel bottle opener he was
> selling as a tool. Then everything changed when he invited me to put on
an apron. I am writing a blog
> post on it and will send to you or others, if interested.
>
> -paul
>
>
> > On Sep 21, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Ken Friedman <ken.friedman.sheji@icloud.com>
wrote:
> >
> > Dear Paul,
> >
> > Thanks. This is useful and informative. These are the tools that allow
people to understand what is happening to the planet. The choices we make
with what we learn help to determine the future. I'm not very hopeful for
the long-term prospects of humanity on the planet, but this is a good
foundation for whatever chance we have.
> >
> > Yours,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >> On 2015Sep21, at 15:18, Paul Fishwick <metaphorz@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> All
> >> While I generally agree parts of Ken's post, I do want to highlight an
effort in which I am heavily involved,
> >> and then state its relevance to technology. For the past 20 years, I
have been a small cog in a State
> >> of Florida organization: http://www.sbafla.com/methodology/ . This
commission has long been concerned
> >> with public awareness of a fairly complex process where government,
industry, insurance, and the
> >> people come together with respect to the effects of hurricanes
emerging from within the atlantic tropical
> >> basin. The methodologies involved in this process all rely on modeling
& simulation (M&S). Thus, to understand
> >> something about catastrophe and risk, once must have some knowledge of
M&S. The commission is
> >> embarking upon standards for flood (coastal and inland) in addition to
wind.
> >> So, while what is beneath the surface of "technology" (namely,
mathematics, science and engineering)
> >> may not directly contribute to happiness and altruism, cooperation and
knowledge can be enhanced with
> >> M&S knowledge and the sciences behind M&S. If there is any doubt of
this, please see the picture blog
> >> that I edit here: modelingforeveryone.com on behalf of ACM SIGSIM.
Many will recognize the global
> >> importance of these issues: they all have one thing in common — they
are being studied, cooperatively
> >> and with engagement, using models. Want to make a difference in
climate change? Begin by understanding
> >> how the science is developed based on modeling:
https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-chapter8.pdf
> >> "Feel good" and "Let's all be caring" rhetoric doesn't cut it.
> >> We also should quit using "technology" as a veil for a deeper
understanding of our world through mathematics,
> >> science and engineering. Technology is a byproduct of these more
fundamental fields.
> >> -paul
> >>
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[Yasmin_discussions] Truth marching on

Dear Yasminers,

Although one feels compelled to acknowledge that no one
involved in this thread believes that his or her contribution
is going to be the trumpet call for the new scientific/artistic
millennium, still, one must be impressed with the sense of
energy and common purpose to be found in these various
declarations:

"Most people are involved with the so-called 'disruptive
technologies' for a 'radical' ramping-up of consumption."
-- John Hopkins

"The deadliest wars in human history have been civil wars,
and the great genocidal events involved people who speak
the same language" (in reference to the idea that enhanced
communications is inevitably beneficial) -- Ken Friedman

"Technology [alone] cannot bring about a planetary
consciousness." -- Ken Friedman

"We should quit using "technology" as a veil for a deeper
understanding of our world through mathematics,science
and engineering." -- Paul Fishwick

"utopia" -- a word actually employed by Roger Malina within
this thread, and in a non-ironic manner!

Not to mention the several real-world projects which have been
reported on -- STEAM/SEAD is a reality, and not a dream!

In short, my friends, the forces of enlightenment are on the
march; and as my own small contribution -- i.e., here comes the
customary plug! -- may I note my recently published essay
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: Kinetic Sculpture and the Crisis
of Western Technocentrism"
( http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/4/3/75 ) which has its own
take on the nexus of art, science, and history?

Regards,
G. W. (Glenn) Smith
www.space-machines.com

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Re: [Yasmin_discussions] "YASMIN opportunity: Art and Science at environmental and ecological field stations and marine labs"

Related — see also the Center for PostNatural History ( http://postnatural.org ), whose work was included in Intimate Science<http://bit.ly/1JnpwCd>, an exhibition that traveled to the Williamson Gallery in 2013.

And the work of artist/biologist Brandon Ballengee ( http://brandonballengee.com ).

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On 9/22/15, 9:23 AM, "John Hopkins" <jhopkins@neoscenes.net<mailto:jhopkins@neoscenes.net>> wrote:

Thanks Ulla -- I'd heard about the forestry program (Mari Keski-Korsu* is a
former student of mine from Tornio and the Media Lab at UIAH!
http://www.artsufartsu.net/)...

*you mis-spelled her name in your posting ;-)

It reminded me of another organization I don't think represented here on Yasmin
-- The Center for Land Use Interpretation http://clui.org -- who are
facilitating really interesting work examining the militarization of the US
(western) landscape from an arts/cultural/engineering/science pov...

I did an extended residency at their Wendover, Utah compound a few years back
that is located literally next door to the 'Enola Gay' hangar at a former WWII
military air base... I explored the relationship between order, entropy, and
energy as it related to human and natural systems. http://tinyurl.com/krnj8ru

cheers,
John

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