Asterion Avocado
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Let Kids Play Videogames!
Previously, being creative was associated with either crazy (the mad scientist), money, or insane brilliance. But this doesn't appear to be the case any longer, does it? It's also not a particularly democratic approach to process and invention.
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Gamers
Easy Steps To Have Better Discussions
Let’s consider a narrative. Let’s imagine a world where humans were made a bit stupid by their political views. A world where being engaged in political thinking could make people worse at math, or at general critical thinking. Imagine that random people were asked questions such as if a scientist was an expert in science (or not), and right-wing people would systematically consider them an expert only if they thought of climate change as a fad, while left-winged people considered the same scientist an expert only if they really supported the idea of man-made climate change.
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Humans
Let's Talk About Nudity: Art or Vulgarity?
Born we are, naked. With time though — now in a historical “human” context — we started covering ourselves for warmth, for status, for everyday life. This state of always being dressed rendered the naked body the most vulnerable and “essential” state for us, but much like clothing, the naked body imprisons and reveals meanings. Especially in the arts.
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Filthy
Artista Barista? Why coffee art is worth their while
What even is a basic latte? How can something so intrinsically perfect be ever basic? And is basic even a bad word? These questions that might be worth answering, but not the ones we’ll be discussing today.
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Feast
Gamification is the future of creativity, innovation, and education
You are 10 years old. You are out with your great-grandma and are super excited because your 4-year-old brother is there too, and maybe, just maybe, you’re going to get ice cream. But, all of a sudden, ice cream is out of the picture, as the car goes errant: your grandma has had a heart attack and has lost control of the vehicle.
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Geeks
The Self and Psychology in Videogames and NFTs
Even in what we refer to as IRL (in real life), we may not fully comprehend the intricacy of our own selves and identities. We do, however, express our self by extending it to our belongings. Clothing, hobbies, furnishings, and photographs all contribute to our sense of self-identity and help us keep track of it.
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Gamers
How Plants Nurture You
“We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us” — Jenny Uglow When I was, the last summer, watering the tomato plants in my mother's garden, it hit me: I was at peace. And honestly, I'm not often at peace with myself.
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Earth
Running with Tech
Do you remember that kid who never got chosen to join one of the two teams in P.E.? Yes, like in the movies! Well, that kid was me. Actually, my story goes even further: I was so unfit and uncoordinated that my teachers would ask me to “wait this one out”, at least once a month. And we only had three classes a month.
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Motivation
Art Therapy for Your Broken Heart
“I am constantly trying to communicate something incommunicable, to explain something inexplicable, to tell about something I only feel in my bones and which can only be experienced in those bones” — Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Humans
What do Adidas and Anthropology have in Common?
You should always trust interdisciplinarity. It’s the future, I promise. The future I tell you! But, mostly, and more seriously, I tend to trust fields that like to mix it up with techniques or theories borrowed by psychology, anthropology and sociology. This trust comes from the belief that the investigative nature of these disciplines, mixed with their scientific methods, improves other fields' chances of success, as well as trust in their actions. From marketing, to UX, to anything you can think of. Ok, physics and maths aside, I suppose.
By Asterion Avocadoabout a year ago in Styled
