Robert K. Logan
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View article: The Joke as a Medium
The Joke as a Medium Open
We argue that jokes are not just about the ha-ha and laughter, but they are a technology,and a medium that create an environment and they have a serious purpose. We examine the mediumof the joke making particular use of the work of three s…
View article: Verbal Language, Secondary Perception and the Emergence of Artistic Expression
Verbal Language, Secondary Perception and the Emergence of Artistic Expression Open
A study is made of verbal language and artistic expression in human communication and their link to secondary perception, the way perception changed once humans achieved verbal language. The connection of verbal language to artistic expres…
View article: Was The Spoken Word the First Form of Artificial Intelligence? A Probe
Was The Spoken Word the First Form of Artificial Intelligence? A Probe Open
We explore the notion that language, i.e. the spoken word, is the basis of most human thought and hence may be regarded as a form of artificial intelligence as opposed to the natural intelligence of all forms of non-human life and is quite…
View article: Understanding McLuhan and His Use of Double Entendre in His One-Liners: The Medium is the Message, The User is the Content, The Medium is the Massage, The Medium is the Mass Age, The Medium is the Mess Age and The Global Village: A Probe
Understanding McLuhan and His Use of Double Entendre in His One-Liners: The Medium is the Message, The User is the Content, The Medium is the Massage, The Medium is the Mass Age, The Medium is the Mess Age and The Global Village: A Probe Open
Understanding McLuhan and His Use of Double Entendre in His One-Liners: The Medium is the Message, The User is the Content, The Medium is the Massage, The Medium is the Mass Age, The Medium is the Mess Age and The Global Village: A Probe. …
View article: Semiotics from a Media Ecology Point of View and McLuhan’s Notion that “The Medium is the Message”: A Probe
Semiotics from a Media Ecology Point of View and McLuhan’s Notion that “The Medium is the Message”: A Probe Open
Semiotics and media ecology are compared and an attempt is made to reconcile semiotics and media ecology and translate the terminology of semiotics into that of media ecology and vice versa that of media ecology into semiotics. An attempt …
View article: Digital Media as a Form of Electronic Graffiti (e-Graffiti): From Walls to Social Media
Digital Media as a Form of Electronic Graffiti (e-Graffiti): From Walls to Social Media Open
We will explore the thesis that social media are used to achieve many of the same objectives of traditional wall-based graffiti and as such are forms of electronic graffiti that can reach a much larger audience than traditional graffiti sc…
View article: New Book of Poetry and Poetics Re-envisions the Airplane as Erotic Theater Transporting Language to New Destinations : ÆROTOMANIA: THE BOOK OF LUMENATIONS
New Book of Poetry and Poetics Re-envisions the Airplane as Erotic Theater Transporting Language to New Destinations : ÆROTOMANIA: THE BOOK OF LUMENATIONS Open
New Book of Poetry and Poetics Re-envisions the Airplane as Erotic Theater Transporting Language to New Destinations / ÆROTOMANIA: THE BOOK OF LUMENATIONS. An article from journal New Explorations (Volume 3, Number 2, Fall 2023), on Érudit.
View article: Can AI Ever Control us Humans: A Probe
Can AI Ever Control us Humans: A Probe Open
Two interrelated thesis are explored in this probe, namely that; i. AI by itself could never take over and control us humans; ii. the written word is in a certain sense a form of artificial intelligence whereas the spoken word is a form of…
View article: Formulating Questions is the ‘Answer’ for both Learning and Discovery: Probing a New Model for Education
Formulating Questions is the ‘Answer’ for both Learning and Discovery: Probing a New Model for Education Open
We describe the importance of exploration and formulating questions to be explored ratherthan studying the answers of the past as a way to reform education based on ideas first formulated byMarshall McLuhan.
View article: A Media Ecology/Logical Analysis of Mass Shootings and How to Prevent More of These Inevitable Events: A Probe and a Mathematical Proof
A Media Ecology/Logical Analysis of Mass Shootings and How to Prevent More of These Inevitable Events: A Probe and a Mathematical Proof Open
A Media Ecology/Logical Analysis of Mass Shootings and How to Prevent More of These Inevitable Events: A Probe and a Mathematical Proof. An article from journal New Explorations (Volume 3, Number 2, Fall 2023), on Érudit.
View article: The Evolutionary Chain of Eight Forms of Language: Speech, Writing, Mathematics, Science, Computing, the Internet/World Wide Web, Search Engines and AI Applications
The Evolutionary Chain of Eight Forms of Language: Speech, Writing, Mathematics, Science, Computing, the Internet/World Wide Web, Search Engines and AI Applications Open
The Evolutionary Chain of Eight Forms of Language: Speech, Writing, Mathematics, Science, Computing, the Internet/World Wide Web, Search Engines and AI Applications. An article from journal New Explorations (Volume 3, Number 2, Fall 2023),…