In Parables for the Virtual Brian Massumi views the body and media such as television, film, and the Internet as processes that operate on multiple registers of sensation beyond the reach of the reading techniques founded on the standard rhetorical and semiotics models. Renewing…
Knowing where things are seems effortless. Yet our brains devote tremendous computational power to figuring out the simplest details about spatial relationships. Going to the grocery store or finding our cell phone requires sleuthing and coordination across different sensory and…
Understanding events: From perception to action
We effortlessly remember all sorts of events - from simple events like people walking to complex events like leaves blowing in the wind. We can also remember and describe these events, and in general, react appropriately to them, for example, in avoiding an approaching object. O…
- How many smells are there? And how many molecules would it take to create every smell in nature, from roses to stinky feet? - Who was the bigger scent freak: the perfume-obsessed Richard Wagner or Emily Dickinson, with her creepy passion for flowers? - By scenting the air in s…
