Leagues of Their Own Design

Paleontology. Primitive jawed fishes had teeth of their own design.

Minds of their own.

L ike a miniature Segway with eyes, a robot built from 3D printed plastic does laps around a cubicle here at Brain Corporation, having learned in a matter of minutes to avoid bumping into walls as it roams. As eyeRover scoots away, Peter O'Connor, a staff scientist at the robotics software company, steps into its route. Using a remote control unit, he briefly takes control of the foot-tall robo...

My Home: Let Users design their own Social iTV

Understanding the home context leads to a better understanding of peoples activities within this special context. Thereby, it is important not to underestimate the social context in which new technologies are deployed and used. Moreover, the home context is a main place for individualization and domestication. This paper is discussing the home context as a main place for self-expression and use...

In Their Own Words

The author reviews three books written during the 1990s which rely on oral history to explore the lives of Japanese picture brides, refugees, and female Native elders. This article reveals how these three works succeed in using oral history to give voice to the individuals from these non-hegemonic groups that had been neglected by scholars in the past. It also explores some of the pitfalls that...

A Home of Their Own