I recently visited Müzeverse at Galataport, İstanbul. Müzeverse is a location‑based virtual reality (VR) museum in Istanbul that offers large‑scale, immersive historical experiences and markets itself as Türkiye’s first dedicated VR museum.[1][2][3] Although I believe in the potential of VR, I find it a bit impractical. However, in our 45-minute tour of ancient Egypt, I was … Read more
STUDY: How Facebook, Other Social Networks, Mobile Devices Affect the U.S. Voter All Facebook by David Cohen How Wikipedia Data Is Revolutionising Flu Forecasting MIT Technology Review Epidemiologist want to forecast disease like meteorologists forecast rain. And the way people browse Wikipedia could be the key, they say. HTML5 is now final and ready for prime time, says … Read more
Eco and Pamuk discuss being a novelist from Hurriyet Daily News Two eminent novelists, Umberto Eco and Orhan Pamuk, met in Istanbul on April 9. The authors told their stories about how they became writers. Against Open Access: A change of heart from Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology ? A Group Blog … Read more