Category: Symbolism

Published Date: 17/07/2024
Posted in Academic Project Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Discrimination How to communicate the right way Symbolism

Perceptions and hallucinations in the light of absent or insufficient explanations [overview]

Published Date: 13/07/2024
Posted in #voightkampff test - dilemma Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Asymmetry Design principles Disability and the public Health Investors' Corner Means of orthopedic/technical support other than prosth Prosthetics Research tips Symbolism

Biomimetic properties of a prosthetic arm [analysis of factors/aspects]

Published Date: 16/07/2020
Posted in #voightkampff test - dilemma Academic research (review) Amputees Are Evil Book and article reviews Disability and the public Discrimination How to communicate the right way Impact of visible disability on non-disabled people Media Objectification Stigmatization Symbolism Trash Culture

Prosthesis and the engineered imagination: reading augmentation and disability across cultural theory, representation and product design [review]

Published Date: 20/06/2019
Posted in Disability and the public Impact of visible disability on non-disabled people Stigmatization Symbolism

How is “John without arms” an ableist derogatory Brazilian / Portuguese idiom that directly attributes ignorance and laziness to disability and then uses it a technical amputation descriptor to denote the lazy or ignorant?

Published Date: 09/12/2017
Posted in Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm Art Attitude Disability and the public EC off limits Extreme Cyborging Janet and John Media Media publishing adequate content Satire Symbolism Trash Culture

Alex Roy and comparing junk with what “real men” wear [consumer products and society]

Published Date: 04/12/2017
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports ANPPN Activites of No Particular Prosthetic Need Disability and the public EC puppetry Extreme Cyborging Impact of visible disability on non-disabled people Media publishing hyped up distortions Movies about amputees Strategy, marketing Symbolism Theory, studies

The death of Dr. No [lessons to be learned for prosthetic design and use]

Published Date: 29/01/2017
Posted in #voightkampff test - dilemma Activities of Daily Living and Sports Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Attitude Cyborg appearance - robot look Disability and the public Media Stigmatization Symbolism

“Robotics”/”Cyborg”-ism and prosthetic arms – state of the art, and choice of role of prosthesis within own body image [analysis post]

Published Date: 05/06/2016
Posted in Academic research with relevant results Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Design principles Disability and the public Research tips Strategy, marketing Symbolism Testing

What if Hugh Herr built prosthetic arms [development cycles, how to get better with engineering]

Published Date: 30/05/2016
Posted in Academic Project Art Disability and the public Symbolism

Thorstein Veblen – The Leisure Class Society (and how it applies to current trends in prosthetic arm “design”)

Published Date: 30/05/2016
Posted in Academic Project Academic research with relevant results Amputees Are Evil Art Attitude Cybathlon 2016 Disability and the public Impact of visible disability on non-disabled people Media Objectification Research premise myths Specifications and comparisons Stigmatization Symbolism

Missing hand, hook, and perceived risk [sociology of fables leaking into modern day perceptions]

Published Date: 08/03/2016
Posted in Art Disability and the public EC puppetry Extreme Cyborging Personal updates Science fiction Socket/liner Strategy, marketing Symbolism Where Do We Come From. What Are We Doing. Where Do We G

What to do once your arm has mindboggling amounts of DOF but your stump can only address 2-3 ? [tech scifi stuff]

Published Date: 02/03/2016
Posted in #voightkampff test - dilemma Attitude Cybathlon 2016 Disability and the public Discrimination How to communicate the right way Impact of visible disability on non-disabled people Media Objectification Prosthetics Specifications and comparisons Stigmatization Symbolism

Being human #voightkampff – nondisabled vs. disabled people [scenarios]