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Jon is the developer of the Coracle Nostr client and an OpenSats grantee. He is focused on discovering what a healthy social network would look like, and helping nostr make that vision a reality. Find Jon on Nostr at npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn , on twitter @hodlbod and on Coracle.social.Jordan Bush is the founder and the Head of Content and Education at TGFB Media and host of the Thank God for Bitcoin Podcast. Find Jordan on Twitter @jmbushwrites.The Thank For Nostr Podcast is a TGFB Media production. TGFB Media exists to educate and equip Christians to understand Bitcoin and use it for the glory of God and the good of people everywhere.Follow Jon- On Nostr: npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn- On Twitter: @hodlbod- On Coracle.social (the Nostr client he's building)Follow Jordan- On Nostr: npub14f0xen78ed7rgvw39v82fwp7tv65yasz2gsgpf4gvxy4q5nlsydsk37k3l- On Twitter: @jmbushwrites- At TGFB.com

Jon is the developer of the Coracle Nostr client and an OpenSats grantee. He is focused on discovering what a healthy social network would look like, and helping nostr make that vision a reality. Find Jon on Nostr at npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn , on twitter @hodlbod and on Coracle.social.Jordan Bush is the founder and executive director of TGFB Media and host of the Thank God for Bitcoin Podcast. Find Jordan on Twitter @jmbushwrites.The Thank For Nostr Podcast is a TGFB Media production. TGFB Media exists to educate and equip Christians to understand Bitcoin and use it for the glory of God and the good of people everywhere. 

Visit our website BeautifulIllusions.org for a complete set of show notes and links to almost everything discussed in this episodeSelected References:2:25 - “The State of the Culture, 2024” by Ted Gioia (The Honest Broker, 2024)4:10 - Gioia cites Huxley's Brave New World, which takes place in a future dystopia where the populace is essentially oppressed by their addiction to amusement, as the more likely outcome than the oppressive government control depicted in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. See “Pleasures” - a 1923 essay by Huxley published in Vanity Fair for more on his thoughts regarding the problematic ease of entertainment in the early 20th century.6:15 - See Gioia's “fish” model8:16 - See “The Tiktokification of Everything” (Single Grain) and “The ‘TikTokification' of the next generation” (Empoword Journalism, 2023)11:33 - Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985) by Neil Postman13:06 - “The medium is the message” is a phrase and chapter title that comes from a 1964 book by Marshall McLuhan called Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, and it posits that that a communication medium itself, not the messages it carries, needs to be carefully considered because while the content of the medium is a message that can be easily grasped, the character of the medium is another message which can be easily overlooked, and it is this message that ultimately shapes “the scale and form of human action.”13:50 - Listen to Beautiful Illusions Episode 32 - We Read So We Can Talk from April 202421:53 - Dopamine Nation (2021) by Anna Lembke, MD explores the interconnection of pleasure and pain in the brain and helps explain addictive behaviors — not just to drugs and alcohol, but also to food, sex, and smartphones. For more see “In 'Dopamine Nation,' Overabundance Keeps Us Craving More” (NPR, 2021) and watch Dr. Lembke discuss the science behind the book in a YouTube clip.22:01 - See the “Anhedonia” Wikipedia entry23:24 - The Anxious Generation (2024) by Jonathan Haidt23:38 - Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It  (2022) by Richard Reeves27:53 - See “Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound.” by Maryanne Wolf (The Guardian, 2018) and her book Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World28:10 - Reading in the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene33:04 - See “TikTok's ‘Roman Empire' Meme, Explained” (Forbes, 2023)34:30 - Read “Tradition and the Individual Talent” by T.S. Eliot (Poetry Foundation)34:52 - Watch the “8 Led Zeppelin Songs That 'Rip Off' Other Songs” YouTube video37:07 - The Righteous Mind (2012) by Jonathan Haidt37:48 - Ready Player One (book, 2011) by Ernest Cline and movie (2018)38:14 - Listen to Beautiful Illusions Episode 16 - Partisan Pizza from July 202141:48 - See “Humans can barely distinguish AI-generated content from human-created content” (The Decoder, 2024)42:22 - See “Socrates on the Invention of Writing and the Relationship of Writing to Memory” and “Socrates on the Forgetfulness that Comes with Writing”46:50 - See “Boredom: A History of Western Philosophical Perspectives”  (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) and “Heidegger's “Profound Boredom”: using boredom to cultivate the soul” (blog post from Eric Hyde)This episode was recorded in April 2024The “Beautiful Illusions Theme” was performed by Darron Vigliotti (guitar) and Joseph Vigliotti (drums), and was written and recorded by Darron Vigliotti

Chapter 1 What's Understanding Media Book by Marshall McLuhanUnderstanding Media: The Extensions of Man is a seminal work by Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian philosopher, professor, and media theorist. Published in 1964, the book explores the deep and profound impact of media on human communication and culture.McLuhan introduces the concept of "media extensions" to explain how various technologies, from the printing press to the telegraph and radio, have extended and transformed human sensory perception, cognition, and social organization. He argues that media are not just passive tools, but powerful agents that shape our perception, behavior, and understanding of the world.McLuhan proposes the famous aphorism "the medium is the message," suggesting that the medium itself has a more significant impact on society than the content it carries. He believes that each medium has its unique characteristics, such as the ability to compress or amplify information, and these qualities shape our experience and perception of reality.The book covers a wide range of topics and explores the effects of media on various aspects of society, including politics, art, education, and advertising. McLuhan argues that different media environments create different types of consciousness, and as we transition from one dominant medium to another, our understanding of the world fundamentally changes.Understanding Media has had a profound influence on media theory and continues to be relevant in the digital age. McLuhan's ideas have been both praised and criticized, but his work remains thought-provoking and influential in understanding the complex relationship between media and society.Chapter 2 Is Understanding Media Book A Good BookYes, "Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man" by Marshall McLuhan is widely regarded as a seminal book in the field of media studies and has had a significant impact on the understanding of media and communication. McLuhan's theories and ideas about the effects of different media on society and human perception have been highly influential and continue to be relevant in the digital age. Many consider it a must-read for anyone interested in media, technology, and cultural studies.Chapter 3 Understanding Media Book by Marshall McLuhan SummaryUnderstanding Media: The Extensions of Man is a book written by Canadian communications theorist Marshall McLuhan and published in 1964. In this book, McLuhan explores the impact of different media on human perception, culture, and society. He argues that media are not just means of communication but also shape the way we think and perceive the world.One of the central ideas in the book is McLuhan's famous statement, "The medium is the message." He posits that the medium through which a message is transmitted is more important than the content of the message itself. McLuhan argues that different media technologies have distinct characteristics that influence the way we experience information. For example, television is a cool medium that requires active participation from the viewer to fill in the gaps, while print is a hot medium that provides more detailed and specific information.McLuhan also introduces the concept of "global village" in Understanding Media. He suggests that the electronic media, such as television and the internet, have the potential to connect people across geographical boundaries and create a sense of global community. McLuhan predicts that this global village would have profound effects on social, cultural, and political structures.Furthermore, McLuhan examines the impact of media on individual and collective perception. He argues that media are extensions of our senses and enable us to perceive and experience...

In this episode, Dimes and Judas discuss starting a new life as Buc-ee's trillionaires, charting European bowel movements against economic decline, and the complex mechanics of being a GayWifeBeatCel. After beginning a discussion on shadowy datamining org Palantir, they launch into a comprehensive review of Marshall McLuhan's famous work “Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man.” There they explore the retribalization of the Western mind through the unacknowledged soul-revolution of electricity, the concept of “the medium is the message,” and how our senses are both extended and amputated by technology. Lastly, on this edition of The Copepranos Society, Dimes speaks with Disgraced Propagandist about life inside the advertising industry and the exciting media revolutions emerging from dissident spaces. Timestamps: 00:18 - Moving to America to become Buc-ee's Warlords 05:59 – Red Lobster Endless Shrimp Ruined by Black America 09:40 – Shopping for Well-Known Incel Brands 18:09 – Map of European Bowel Movements Per Week as Economic Theory 24:33 – Chad Rhodes, GayWifeBeatCel 31:51 - Where Do We Stand on Kissenger Death? 36:05 – AI Pun Model for Losing Our Marbles in 2024 38:25 – Dad Corner on Conversation Street 54:48 – Developing Cognition Through Watching the Same Movies Over and Over 1:04:30 – Boy-Mom Supremacists 1:17:37 – Palantir, Data Mining Behemoth for the Deep State 1:23:25 – “Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man” Discussion Begins 1:25:30 – The Medium is the Message 1:29:50 – Media as Extensions of the Human Entity 1:33:14 – Electricity as the Destroyer of Individualism 1:39:04 – The Savagery of Retribalization for the Western Mind 1:45:34 – The Paradihm Shift of Total Awareness 1:48:46 – Hot Media vs. Cold Media and the Internet Community Age 1:52:00 – Extended Senses Require Manifold Autoamputation 1:57:55 – The Systemic Influence of the Written Word and Typography 2:02:48 – There has been no True Information Age Ideological Reaction 2:12:47 – Disgraced Propagandist Interview Begins

Dr. John Lundwall explains how the Book of Mormon not only contains anachronisms, but is actually an anachronism itself. Chapters 08:00 John's intro 10:10 Orality & Literacy 11:12 Entire presentation summarized in one slide 23:00 Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man 24:00 The Medium is the message 27:15 Printing Press as Medium 32:00 Oral and… Read More »Does the Book of Mormon Refute Itself ?: ML: 143

Dr. John Lundwall explains how the Book of Mormon not only contains anachronisms, but is actually an anachronism itself. Chapters 08:00 John's intro 10:10 Orality & Literacy 11:12 Entire presentation summarized in one slide 23:00 Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man 24:00 The Medium is the message 27:15 Printing Press as Medium 32:00 Oral and… Read More »Does the Book of Mormon Refute Itself ?: ML: 143

Dr. John Lundwall explains how the Book of Mormon not only contains anachronisms, but is actually an anachronism itself. Chapters 08:00 John's intro 10:10 Orality & Literacy 11:12 Entire presentation summarized in one slide 23:00 Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man 24:00 The Medium is the message 27:15 Printing Press as Medium 32:00 Oral and… Read More »Does the Book of Mormon Refute Itself ?: ML: 143 The post Does the Book of Mormon Refute Itself ?: ML: 143 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Paul Lieber and Janis Butkevics discuss their co-authored article: Searching for AI Best Practice in DoD: The Great Camp Divide and Lessons from A Commercial Setting. Paul and Janis assert that DoD AI strategy and execution must be thoughtfully considered and best practices from commercial and other lab-like environments at minimum must be observed and noted. There is simply no good means of calculating risk/reward for particular pathways involving AI adoption and process insertion without these steps. Research Questions: Referencing Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, Paul Lieber suggests an interested student examine how does a specific social media environment/platform nuance - considering but not directly guided by content within - shape ultimate discourse, decision making and influence outcomes for a Target Audience? ("The Medium is the Message.") Where/how can AI-driven automation tangibly impact such outcomes...and what mass communication/social psychology theory can potentially explain such impact? Janis Butkevics asks the question: can large language models (LLM) craft emotionally resonant content on par with humans? Resources: Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned #9 Mike Jackson and Paul Lieber on Are We Our Own Worst Enemy? Searching for AI Best Practice in DoD: The Great Camp Divide and Lessons from A Commercial Setting by Paul Lieber and Janis Butkevics Introduction to Programmatic Advertising by Dominik Kosorin Link to full show notes and resources Guest Bios:  Dr. Paul Lieber is the Chief Data Scientist for Peraton's Cyber Mission Sector and Associate Research Faculty at UMD-ARLIS. In these roles, he shapes overall technology and strategic direction for a number of mission areas to include information warfare, cyber, and OSINT. His research emphasis focuses on the intersection of data modeling and decision making, specifically how to build valid and complex data systems to solve challenging problems. Dr. Lieber possesses nearly 100 combined peer reviewed publications, invited presentations and university lectures on this and related topics. Most recently, he co-led the Assessments Working Group for Phoenix Challenge 23-2. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Information Professionals Association. Mr. Janis Butkevics is a data analytics and planning professional with a strong passion for solving complex problems, collaboration, and innovation. His experience includes working in fast paced, multi-organizational environments towards national policy goals. Janis' primary focus is the application of emerging web technologies, social media, quantitative analysis, machine learning, and long term planning. He has led and contributed to a vast array of projects to include: course development, instruction, operational framework design, cost-benefit analysis, network analysis, social media analysis and analytics, long term planning, regression analysis, risk analysis, and programming. About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain. For more information, please contact us at communications@information-professionals.org. Or, connect directly with The Cognitive Crucible podcast host, John Bicknell, on LinkedIn. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, 1) IPA earns from qualifying purchases, 2) IPA gets commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

This week I talk about synthetic cannabis, also known as Spice or K2. It hit the market in the late 1990s, and it was legal for many years before government officials both in the US and elsewhere passed new legislation banning it in all its forms.  Check out the 1982 article, "“Cannabimimetic Activity from CP-47, 497, a Derivative of 3-Phenylcyclohexanol" to read about the earliest synthetic cannabinoid on record. For more general information about Spice, check out the academic article, "Spice drugs are more than harmless herbal blends: A review of the pharmacology and toxicology of synthetic cannabinoids." For more on Marshall McLuhan's "The Medium is the Message," check out his work in Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. 

In this episode we discuss Liberalism and Its Discontents by Francis Fukuyama. Next time we'll discuss Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan.

When Wired magazine started, they did the weirdest thing a tech magazine could do—they picked a patron saint. Was Marshall McLuhan a digital prophet? Chris interviews Nick Ripatrazone, author of Digital Communion: Marshall McLuhan's Spiritual Vision for a Virtual Age (2022). Nick is the Culture Editor for Image and a Contributing Editor for the Catholic Herald. Find out why McLuhan, in his mid-20s, left his nominal Baptist upbringing for a robust Catholic faith. Plus, are smartphones the new stained glass window?  In the book, Ripatrazone writes, "For McLuhan, mass media was a form of Mass. When we communicate electronically, not only do we send information; we send ourselves." He unpacks this idea more fully in this episode. Afterward, Adam and Chris discuss how digital media provides a kind of "secular" communion, and whether McLuhan's uniquely Christian metaphor ultimately breaks down. Finally, find out whether Nick thinks the digital age requires us to reimagine the sacraments in a virtual world. LINKS Nick's book is Digital Communion: Marshall McLuhan's Spiritual Vision for a Virtual Age. Marshall McLuhan's books include Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, The Medium is the Massage, and The Gutenberg Galaxy. Chris mentions the posthumously published, The Medium and the Light, as well as Douglas Coupland's biography, Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work! TALK BACK Follow Device & Virtue on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Follow Chris and Adam on Twitter. Support Device & Virtue. Learn how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Illing talks with the author Johann Hari about his new book Stolen Focus, which explores what's happening — and what's already happened — to our attention. They discuss how exactly Big Tech "stole" our ability to focus, what many leading scientists say about how we are psychologically and physiologically changed by the powerful new draws on our attention, and whether or not we need an "attention rebellion" to fight back against the tech giants, whose business models depend on us getting easily distracted. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox Guest: Johann Hari (@johannhari101), author References:  Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention — and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari (Crown; 2022) Companion site with audio excerpts from interviews with experts and additional endnotes: stolenfocusbook.com Getting Ahead of ADHD by Joel T. Nigg (Guilford; 2017) "Capitalism is turning us into addicts" by Sean Illing, interviewing David T, Courtwright (Vox; Apr. 18, 2020) Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan (1964) "Enhancing attention through training" by Michael Posner, et al. (Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences (4); 2015) "Facebook and texting made me do it: Media-induced task-switching while studying" by Larry Rosen, et al. (Computers in Human Behavior, 29 (3); 2013) "Accelerating dynamics of collective attention" by Sune Lehmann, et al. (Nature Communications; 2019)   Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Illing talks with the author Johann Hari about his new book Stolen Focus, which explores what's happening — and what's already happened — to our attention. They discuss how exactly Big Tech "stole" our ability to focus, what many leading scientists say about how we are psychologically and physiologically changed by the powerful new draws on our attention, and whether or not we need an "attention rebellion" to fight back against the tech giants, whose business models depend on us getting easily distracted. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox Guest: Johann Hari (@johannhari101), author References:  Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention — and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari (Crown; 2022) Companion site with audio excerpts from interviews with experts and additional endnotes: stolenfocusbook.com Getting Ahead of ADHD by Joel T. Nigg (Guilford; 2017) "Capitalism is turning us into addicts" by Sean Illing, interviewing David T, Courtwright (Vox; Apr. 18, 2020) Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan (1964) "Enhancing attention through training" by Michael Posner, et al. (Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences (4); 2015) "Facebook and texting made me do it: Media-induced task-switching while studying" by Larry Rosen, et al. (Computers in Human Behavior, 29 (3); 2013) "Accelerating dynamics of collective attention" by Sune Lehmann, et al. (Nature Communications; 2019) Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LIVING WITH AN IMMANENT SENSE OF THE DIGITAL Felicia Wu Song is a Christian sociologist who says digital natives aren't as native as we think. Is there any hope for the rest of us? She says, yes. Chris interviews Dr Felicia Wu Song about her new book Restless Devices. She explains her belief that our digital routines and habits are themselves forms of discipleship. She says they not only form our habits, but also shape our identity, community, and relationships. And as a sociologist, Dr Song also draws attention to Big Tech's platforms and design decisions, the structures and systems they create, and the defaults those designs introduce to digitally mediated relationships. Afterwards, Adam and Chris explore more what those routine and habits look like for them, and the struggles that come with the "immanent sense of the digital," as Dr Song puts it in her book. They imagine together what new habits and designs could help them better relate digitally to the most important people in their lives. LINKS & RESOURCES Dr Felicia Wu Song is Professor of Sociology at Westmont College in California, and author of the book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age, published by Intervarsity Press. Dr Song mentions James K A Smith's work on counter-liturgies, which factor heavily into his books Desiring the Kingdom and You Are What You Love. Chris mentions Marshall McLuhan's book The Medium is the Massage, an avant-garde 60s/70s book that uses graphic design to explore the ideas of his seminal work, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. TALK BACK Follow Device & Virtue on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Chris and Adam on Twitter. Support Device & Virtue on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Once we have surrendered our senses and nervous systems to the private manipulation of those who would try to benefit from taking a lease on our eyes and ears and nerves, we don't really have any rights left.”― Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media: The Extensions of ManPlease consider supporting:https://www.patreon.com/benjaminbennetthttps://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XKY2S8J49Y6NL

The Career Planning Show went through a hiatus for two and a half months, but now we're back to help you plan and develop your career. On the 24th episode of the podcast, we feature the interview we conducted with Mark Federman earlier this summer. We walk through Mark's career journey, talk about Marshall McLuhan's work, discuss career development scenarios and strategies, and reflect on what effects you may want to create in the world. An experienced coach, mentor, organizational therapist, educator, and author, Mark has developed a unique understanding of individuals in their workplaces, and of organizations seeking to find ways to bring out the best in their people. Mark enables the possibility of an alternate future for leaders, organizations, and individuals. Mark completed a PhD specialized in Adult Education and Community Development at University of Toronto, and, in addition to his private practice, he is an adjunct professor at University of Guelph-Humber in the Psychology department, and at Schulich School of Business at York University. Before Covid, Mark was a West Coast Swing, Salsa, and Blues dancer and a Salsa dance instructor, and the co-host of Sidewalk Salsa, a free, open-air dance party in midtown Toronto through the summer. About Mark Federman: ReengagementRealized.com On LinkedIn On Facebook On Twitter Resources mentioned in the interview: “Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man” by Marshall McLuhan “Mcluhan For Managers” by Mark Federman and Kerckhove De The McLuhan Centre for Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto OISE at the University of Toronto ReinventionProject.org “The Road to Character” by David Brooks SideWalk Salsa in Toronto Master of Supply Chain Management at York University Psychology program at University of Guelph-Humber This episode of The Career Planning Show is sponsored by Staples Studio. Do you have a career planning-related question? Reach out via Rascanu.com/TheCareerPlanningShow. Access additional free career planning resources at Rascanu.com/Career.

Kim, Laura, and Ziwei talk about the film versus digital debate (what is it? What does it mean? Does it matter?) and whether the idea of the "virtual" is brand-new or centuries old.   A whole lot of cool links for further inquiry:   "The Virtual Life of Film" D. N. Rodowick https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvjf9v4j   "The Virtual Window" Anne Friedberg https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=uIv-DwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT9&dq=ann+friedberg+the+virtual+window&ots=i8nvmn2Vqj&sig=jIIWATei7PKPGmWC4BhWUZhqGlo#v=onepage&q=ann%20friedberg%20the%20virtual%20window&f=false "Television: Technology and Cultural Forum" Raymond Williams https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203426647/television-raymond-williams "Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man" Marshall McLuhan https://designopendata.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/understanding-media-mcluhan.pdf "Camera Lucida" Roland Barthes https://monoskop.org/images/c/c5/Barthes_Roland_Camera_Lucida_Reflections_on_Photography.pdf   "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" Walter Benjamin https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/benjamin.pdf

Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan shifts our attention from the content to the medium itself. The wide use of the telephone, telegraph, radio, television and other electronic media has established a new form of culture and communication methods. Media and humans have been evolving together and shaping each other along the way. How should we acquire knowledge, collaborate and connect in the future? Understanding media is understanding the future.

On this episode, Kris and I begin our discussion of the history of media and advertising’s control over the public consciousness.  We discuss the trajectory of modern news networks, test pattern curses, and the decentralization of journalism vs. tech company censorship. Show notes: Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man The monkey and the ant reference Lowell Thomas Curtis Yarvin’s “Cathedral” “TV’s First Star - Felix the Cat” Walter Cronkite William Randolph Hearst “Profiles in Journalistic Courage” Studs Terkel Nicholson Baker’s “Lab Leak” article     E-mail us with your thoughts at thebutterflyinyourmouth@gmail.com Kris on Twitter: @KrisSaknussemm David on Twitter: @brbjdo Leave us a review on iTunes David’s novels are available here Music/mixing by ous/li

Bonjour et bienvenue dans le : «VILLAGE GLOBAL». Vous connaissez cette expression qui suggère que notre monde a en quelque sorte rétréci sous la forme d'un village où il est possible d'entrer en communication avec à peu près tout le monde ? Script: Patrick Damien Pour soutenir financièrement la chaîne, deux choix: 1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4TCCaX-gqBNkrUqXdgGRA/join 2. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hndl Avec: Laurent Turcot, professeur en histoire à l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada Abonnez-vous à ma chaine: https://www.youtube.com/c/LHistoirenousledira Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/histoirenousledira Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turcotlaurent Les vidéos sont utilisées à des fins éducatives selon l'article 107 du Copyright Act de 1976 sur le Fair-Use. Ses principaux ouvrages: La Galaxie Gutenberg : la genèse de l'homme typographique (trad. Jean Paré), Montréal, HMH, 1967. Titre original : (en) The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man, University of Toronto Press, 1962. Pour comprendre les médias, Seuil, coll. Points, 1968, 404 p. (titre original : (en) Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, McGraw-Hill, New-York, 1964.) Message et Massage, un inventaire des effets, Paris, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1968, 160 p. (titre original : (en) The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects, Bantam Books, New York, 1967.) Guerre et Paix dans le village planétaire, Robert Laffont, Paris, 1970, 192 p. (titre original : (en) War and Peace in the global Village, Bantam Books, New York, 1967.) Pour aller plus loin: Philipp Marchand, Marshall McLuhan. The medium and the messenger, Toronto, Random House, 1989. Judith Fitzgerald, Marshall McLuhan : wise guy, Montréal, XYZ, 2001. Gerald Stear, Pour ou contre McLuhan, 1969. Guy Rocher, Introduction à la sociologie générale, Tome 1, 1969-1975. #histoire #documentaire

In 1964, the Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan wrote his opus Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. In it, he writes, “In the long run, a medium's content matters less than the medium itself in influencing how we think and act." Or, put more simply: "Media work their magic, or their mischief, on the nervous system itself." This idea — that the media technologies we rely on reshape us on a fundamental, cognitive level — sits at the center of Nicholas Carr's 2010 book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. A world defined by oral traditions is more social, unstructured, and multi-sensory; a world defined by the written written word is more individualistic, disciplined, and hyper-visual. A world defined by texting, scrolling and social feedback is addicted to stimulus, constantly forming and affirming expressions of identity, accustomed to waves of information. Back in 2010, Carr argued that the internet was changing how we thought, and not necessarily for the better. “"My brain, I realized, wasn't just drifting,” he wrote. “It was hungry. It was demanding to be fed the same way the net fed it — and the more it was fed, the hungrier it became.” His book was a finalist for the Pulitzer that year, but dismissed by many, including me. Ten years on, I regret that dismissal. Reading it now, it is outrageously prescient, offering a framework and language for ideas and experiences I’ve been struggling to define for a decade.  Carr saw where we were going, and now I wanted to ask him where we are. In this conversation, Carr and I discuss how speaking, reading, and now the Internet have each changed our brains in different ways, why "paying attention" doesn't come naturally to us, why we’re still reading Marshall McLuhan, how human memory actually works, why having your phone in sight makes you less creative, what separates "deep reading” from simply reading, why deep reading is getting harder, why building connections is more important than absorbing information, the benefits to collapsing the world into a connected digital community, and much more. The point of this conversation is not that the internet is bad, nor that it is good. It’s that it is changing us, just as every medium before it has. We need to see those changes clearly in order to take control of them ourselves.  Book recommendations: The Control Revolution by James R. Beniger The Four-Dimensional Human by Laurence Scott A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Want to contact the show? Reach out at ezrakleinshow@vox.com Please consider making a contribution to Vox to support this show: bit.ly/givepodcasts Your support will help us keep having ambitious conversations about big ideas. New to the show? Want to check out Ezra’s favorite episodes? Check out the Ezra Klein Show beginner’s guide (http://bit.ly/EKSbeginhere) Credits: Producer/Editer - Jeff Geld Research Czar - Roge Karma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are media cultures and how do they affect us? Ways of thinking about and understanding information. Defining persuasion and propaganda. Characteristics of persuasion. Objectives for persuaders. Evaluating and understanding the persuasion process. Interview with: Tim Borchers, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs, Peru State College Resources: Persuasion in the Media Age, by Timothy Borchers (book) Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, by Marshall McLuhan (book) Amusing Ourselves to Death, by Neil Postman (book) Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion, by A. Pratkanis & E. Aronson (book)

Herbert Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) was a Canadian philosopher and media theorist. After graduating from the University of Manitoba and Cambridge, he taught at several different schools, before landing at the University of Toronto. He became internationally known when he published his book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man (1964), and coined the catchphrase, "The Medium is the Message." According to McLuhan, we should study media itself, rather than the content of media. His subsequent book The Medium Is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects (1967) was a play on that catchphrase, and explored the effects of media on human experience.Later in 1967, he recorded an LP version of The Medium is the Massage, which was published by Columbia Records. The script was written by McLuhan, Quentin Fiore, and Jerome Agel, and was produced by John Simon. It features McLuhan speaking, and being "interrupted" by other speakers and sounds. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Learn on the go, a Community Care Inform podcast where we discuss what the latest research, practice models and policy guidance mean to your practice.In this episode, we discuss social work and social media.The experts are Claudia Megele, chair of the principal social worker network, and Jenny Simpson, head of social work (England) at the Open University.2:49 – 8:00: Jenny and Claudia define the key social media networks and who they appeal to, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.8:24 – 27:00: Jenny and Claudia discuss the ethical and legal issues of accessing service users’ social media, relationship-based working and the importance of consent.Read the Community Care investigation into social workers using social media to find evidence on service users: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2018/11/28/social-workers-using-social-media-find-evidence-service-users-lack-guidance-leaves-knowledge-gaps/References Boyd, D (2007)'Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites: The Role of Networking Publics in Teenage Social Life'In Buckingham, D (ed)  MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Learning – Youth, Identity and Digital Media VolumeCambridge MA: MIT PressBreyette, S K and Hill, K (2015)'The impact of electronic communication and social media on child welfare practice'Journal of Technology in Human Services, Volume 33, Issue 4, pp283-303Congress, E P (2000)'What social workers should know about ethics: Understanding and resolving ethical dilemmas'Advances in Social Work, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp1–25Doel, M; Allmark, P; Conway, P; Cowburn, M; Flynn, M; Nelson, P and Tod, A (2010)'Professional boundaries: Crossing a Line or Entering The Shadows'British Journal of Social Work, Volume 40, pp1866-1889McLuhan, M (1964)Understanding Media: The Extensions of ManMIT PressMegele, C and Buzzi, P (2019)Social Media and Social Work: Implications and Opportunities for PracticePolicy PressSage, T and Sage, M (2016)'Social Media Use in Child Welfare Practice'Advances in Social Work, Volume 17, Issue 1, pp93-112Simpson, J (2016)'A divergence of opinion: how those involved in child and family social work are responding to the challenges of the Internet and social media'Child and Family Social Work, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp94–102

Phil and JF indulge their autumnal mood in this discussion of Howard Phillips Lovecraft's work, specifically the essay "Notes on the Writing of Weird Fiction" and the prose piece "Nyarlathotep." Philip K. Dick, Algernon Blackwood, and David Foster Wallace make appearances as our fearsome hosts talk about how the weird story differs from conventional horror fiction, how Lovecraft gives voice to contemporary fears of physical, psychological and political infection, and how authors like Lovecraft and Dick can be seen as prophetic poets of the "great unbuffering of the Western self." REFERENCES H. P. Lovecraft, "Notes on Writing Weird Fiction" (http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/essays/nwwf.aspx) H. P. Lovecraft, "Nyarlathotep" (http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/n.aspx) 1974 Rolling Stone feature (http://www.philipkdickfans.com/mirror/articles/1974_Rolling_Stone.pdf) on PKD Graham Harman, Weird Realism: Lovecraft and Philosophy (http://zero-books.net/blogs/zero/weird-realism-lovecraft-and-philosophy-graham-harman/) Theodor Roszak, [The Making of a Counterculture: Reflections on the Technocratic Society and its Youthful Opposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheMakingofaCounterCulture)_ Algernon Blackwood, "The Wendigo" (https://archive.org/stream/thewendigo10897gut/10897.txt) Algernon Blackwood, "The Willows" (https://archive.org/stream/thewillows11438gut/11438.txt) Ann and Jeff Vandermeer, [The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheWeird)_ H.P. Lovecraft, "Supernatural Horror in Literature" (http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/essays/shil.aspx) Charles Taylor, [A Secular Age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASecularAge) E.E. Evans-Pritchard, Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande (https://www.amazon.com/Witchcraft-Oracles-Magic-among-Azande/dp/0198740298) Peter Sloterdijk, [You Must Change Your Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouMustChangeYourLife) David Foster Wallace, [Infinite Jest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InfiniteJest)_ H.P. Lovecraft, "The Music of Erich Zann" (http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mez.aspx) H.P. Lovecraft, "The Colour Out of Space" (http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx) H.P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu" (http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx) Weird Studies, Episode 2: Garmonbozia (https://www.weirdstudies.com/2) Marshall McLuhan, [Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnderstandingMedia)_

Gangadharan Menon gave up advertising after a successful stint of 28 years, He worked with agencies like Trikaya, Rediffusion, Ogilvy and Mather, Mudra and Chlorophyll and more… He decided to wind up his advertising journey, to take up his first and second love: teaching and travel. He now teaches at Rachana Sansad College of Applied Arts, Mumbai, and does travel photography and travel writing. His articles have been published in The Hindu, The Times of India, DNA, Hindustan Times, Mid-day, and in Hornbill, the journal of Bombay Natural History Society. Through his writings he encourages people to discover the joy of travelling in India, a country that is made up of many countries. 1. A Canadian professor, philosopher, Marshall McLuhan wrote a phrase in his book “Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man”, published in 1964 - “Medium is the message”. What does this mean according to you? 2. What does a word mean to you? 3. What is the ontological connection between words and media? 4. Is it really possible to find meaning of a word? 5. Why haven’t we got really strong hard hitting copy (har rang kuch kehta hai or khaitan - sabse tej or hamara Bajaj) in the recent times? Is truth missing or power to write missing?

  Site: http://www.audiobooks.com/podcast  | Email: podcast@audiobooks.com From Tamara Ireland Stone to Fred Godsmark to Tucker Max, we've had a lot of authors and audiobook business persons featured on the podcast, so this week we get back to the receiving end of audiobooks. Welcome business coach and audiobook lover Ellory Wells to the discussion! Ellory lends us his perspective on the listening experience and gives us a lot of recommendations for audiobooks to explore. The Experience We've discussed on the podcast before the differences between listening to an audiobook for entertainment purposes versus listening to an audiobook for reasons of time constraints or circumstance. It is much easier, and safer, to listen to an audiobook while stuck in traffic, for example, than reading a hardcover book! If the purpose we have to listen to an audiobook is entertainment, then the narrator contributes a great deal to that experience. The book series that Ellory is currently reading, Undying Mercenaries written by B. V. Larson, keeps him engaged largely because of the narrator, Mark Boyett. Earth is visited by visitors from another galaxy in this book series, and instead of being exterminated, mankind joins with their visitors and go on adventures in space. Ellory says they're easy reads, but are engaging and he enjoys the way Mark Boyett brings the characters to life. The entertainment value is high. The same goes for The Martian, a book and audiobook we've discussed previously on this podcast, and one that continues to receive good reviews. The narrator for The Martian does a fantastic job of conveying Mark Watney's, the main character, personality. Heavily sardonic, but an articulate intellectual, who has been well trained to survive in circumstances that normal people do not face. The narrator brings charm to Watney's voice and a deep emotional connection with the man living alone on Mars. Is It Cheating to Listen? Does the method of consumption contribute to the legitimacy of an experience? Do we lose something by listening to, rather than reading, a book? This is one of the questions we ask Ellory, and his response is very interesting! We're going to let you listen to the podcast to hear his perspective, but in the meantime, let's take another look at this concept. It should come as no surprise that in our modern, 21st-century culture, scientists have explored the differences of effects between reading and listening to books when it comes to how the brain processes and absorbs information. Researchers have done studies for decades about listening comprehension versus reading comprehension and their correlation to different personalities and different learning styles. But even through all of this research there seems to be inconclusive evidence that a person absorbs or understands better either through reading or listening. A well-known phrase, coined by Marshall McLuhan in his 1964 book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, says this: “the medium is the message.” One of his first objectives is to demonstrate how the content of a particular medium is also a medium. In the case of audiobooks, if we were to ask what the content of an audiobook is, the answer might be “book”, whereas we'd say the content of a book is “the written word”. The question of whether it is cheating to listen to a book becomes a little different in this context because there is a degree of separation between the written word and the way it is absorbed. If scientists can't find conclusive proof that we, as humans, understand better through reading or listening, then it's difficult to say that listening is straight up cheating. There is certainly something to be gained by various learning styles from listening to audiobooks, but it can also neither be a blanket statement. In Understanding Media, McLuhan argues that a medium translates content. While reading a book, the written word translates the story for our brains to absorb; while listening to an audiobook, the narrator translates the story for our brains to absorb. In both cases, our brains still achieve direct access to the story; our mind's eye must still create the story in our imaginations or our intellect must process the information for application. Is it cheating to listen to audiobooks? Science and social theory may never be able to give us a direct answer to that question. Perhaps that question is tied into a deeper social issue of the modern age as we witness other mediums fade into the category of obsolete technology. Whether we use technology as an excuse or a crutch to avoid a tedious task is also called into question. In the end, we love audiobooks for the similar reason we love the theater, or a film, or a rock concert: it is another medium through which we can absorb, learn, grow and be entertained. Get In Touch! As always, we would love to hear what you are currently listening to and what is in your queue! Send us an email or hit us up on Twitter. And while you're at it, send Ellory a quick thank-you for talking with us this week! Show us some love! Tweet this episode: http://ctt.ec/3eLZ5 Subscribing, rating and reviewing the show: iTunes Books & Resources Mentioned Other works by B. V. Larson Andy Weir's The Martian started as a series of blog posts Ellory Wells