Issue no.29

Internet Famous Class

The Parsons New School for Design in New York City, is offering the ‘Internet Famous Class‘. The grades of the students depend on the attention they get online. The Famotron, an algorithm, will check the internet to determine the ‘Famo Score’. This is definitely a different way to get yourself an A.

Here is an interview with Jamie Wilkinson, one of the professors.

Via NoMoreSleep

Tech generation

How much time do youngsters spend online? How many text messages do they send every day? What is their favourite website or blog? Here are some answers from the streets. And here is how would they drive us to the future Life 2.0

Solar Sound Barriers to Energize our Highways

In the search for a solar solution to power our cities, one of our biggest obstacles is the massive acreage required by conventional arrays. Photovoltaic panels are flat and expansive, and urban centers are at a serious loss for free space. Now Australian renewable energy retailer Going Solar has conceived of a clever strategy that infuses urban transit systems with energy producing potential - install solar panels in highways as sound barriers!

And check out this cool Green graffiti too.