A Model Media Ecologist

Some reactions to my recent post concerning the similarities between myth and advertising, with my response below: Duane writes: I was with ...

The problem that continually arises when trying to properly interpret a culture's mythology is the definition of the word "myth....

I'd like to be able to say that I gave up my super powers and have been off at my Fortress of Solitude these last few weeks with Lois La...

As the new media liberate traditional advertising, women may want to reevaluate their roles. It may seem that economic factors and competiti...

Update below This week I am attending "Slice of Life," a medical educators' conference in Salt Lake City and at the same time ...

The literary convention of time travel has changed over time. Paul Levinson’s The Plot to Save Socrates has been out in a paperback trade e...

Here is the recording of June 6 proceedings. Most of this is in Spanish, but it does include a clip of Neil Postman, of Marshall McLuhan in...

Although I wasn't able to attend this year's Media Ecology Convention in Mexico City, I did watch and record whatever I could. Here...

The United States can't be conquered by military invasion or technological devastation. It can be conquered by an idea. While it may be ...

An author is not always the best interpreter of his own work. In a recent interview in the LA Weekly News speculative fiction master Ray Br...

Best wishes to all presenting, attending and especially those organizing the 8th Annual Media Ecology Association Conference that begins tod...

Main stream media journalists are about to be blogged to death. I would like to call attention to a piece written by New York University pro...

If your heart is pounding, it may not necessarily be love. I was at dinner with my family in 2001 when my heart started beating rapidly. No,...

Mark Helprin’s Op Ed piece in this past Sunday’s New York Times, A Great Idea Lives Forever. Shouldn’t Its Copyright? , raises issues of int...

I managed to sneak a few words about Media Ecology into my presentation at Sonic Foundry's "Unleash the Buzz" conference. The ...

As I mentioned in my previous post, I have been nominated by Paul Levinson for the Thinking Blogger Award. I accept this award humbly, grate...