Remote Senses, Intimate Ecologies:

Ecologies of e-Infrastructures

Vidar Hepsø BI Norwegian School of Management We present and discuss a historical reconstruction of the development of a Microsoft SharePoint eInfrastructure in NorthOil (2003 – 2008). The eInfrastructure was to support strategically emphasized work processes and open up a richer context of decision-making around production optimization. Specifically, the new eInfrastructure was to make it more...

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Political ecologies of health

Emerging research within health geography and related fi elds is attending to the social dimensions of human health. Notwithstanding these contributions, health geography has provided less rigorous attention to the role of political economy in producing disease and shaping health decision-making. Additionally, the reciprocal relationships between health and environment have been underexplored. ...

Environments for Sonic Ecologies

This paper outlines a current lack of consideration of the environmental context of Evolutionary Algorithms used for the generation of music. This paper attempts to readdress this balance by outlining the benefits of developing strong coupling strategies between agent and environment. It goes on to discuss the relationship between artistic process and the viewer and suggests a placement of the ...

Somesthetic senses.

This is a review of recent advances in our understanding of the sensory modalities of touch, temperature sensitivity, and pain. Most of the research described is psychophysical or perceptual in nature, but physiological and imaging studies are included when they sharpen issues or reveal underlying mechanisms. Coverage of touch research comprises the subjects of acuity, vibrotaction and texture ...