Tweenbots

In New York, we are very occupied with getting from one place to another. I wondered: could a human-like object traverse sidewalks and streets along with us, and in so doing, create a narrative about our relationship to space and our willingness to interact with what we find in it? More importantly, how could our actions be seen within a larger context of human connection that emerges from the complexity of the city itself? To answer these questions, I built robots.

Kacie Kinzer build a 10-inch robot to walk around New York city in a social experiment about human interaction. I find this a very good concept, coupled with the fun and child-like factor in the form of a robot.

For more information (included the vid where the robot was walking around) click to on this link.



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Me and a friend of mine were thinking if this was done here in the Philippines. Of course it would give different results:

1. The toy robot may get run over;

2. It must be done in parks like Luneta;

3. May be brought home by street kids;

4. What would happen if it was placed in Ayala.

Okay, so we may be pessimistic about Filipinos. Hmm...then again, this experiment is a NICE idea to be set up here. Watcha think?

Jack and Jill Teenage Pregnancy

One of today's problem with the youth is teenage pregnancy. Statistically, there are more teens in the impoverish areas that succumb to this problem which results to overpopulation, and possibly malnutrition, lack of education, and sometimes child abuse to the innocent party.

I think contraceptives is a practical choice, though I am with the idea of leaving the sex after marriage (or until capable of sustaining the child when that happens, like a job).

So here's a comic I did, which ironically, wasn't made for this topic. The song was made up by a friend, Chepot.

You may want to read this as well.