Ben Hecht's Hard-Boiled Decadence: The Flaneur as Reporter

The Boiled Frog Problem

an outstanding problem in knowledge management—a problem that human-centered computing can perhaps address. In all complex sociotechnical workplaces, including those in government and industry, knowledge and skill have become widely recognized as increasingly important assets. They are important because expertise is a " must " for proficient performance in these domains. Furthermore, this impor...

Literature and Degeneration : the Representation of " Decadence

Evaluation of boiled potato peel as a wound dressing.

In a series of experiments full thickness skin defects in 68 rats were covered with dressings made of boiled potato peels according to the method developed in Bombay. The wounds closed within 14 days and histologically complete repair of epidermis was found. The cork layer of the potato peel prevents dehydration of the wound and protects against exogenous agents. Experiments with homogenates re...

Boiled Pumpkin as a Nudge: Evidence from a University Cafeteria

This study aims to improve the dietary habits of university students by planting an easy choice.First, we captured the dietary habits of university students by analyzing their purchasing behavior with the data from their meal cards (a prepaid food voucher). As a result of analysis, we found that the dietary habits of meal card users are unbalanced and have many areas for improvement. we also fo...

The Decadence of Mimetic Science: Against Nature 2.0

This Science Fiction Prototype re-imagines the technologies of augmentation which seek to create a space “overlaid” onto our own with a ‘mixed’ reality. It is proposed that this can be seen as an attempt to build an unseen zone that is reminiscent of the aether worlds of the 19th and early 20th Century. Taking an aesthetic developed by the decadent author JK Huysmans to create a neodecadent pro...