Just how useless is a chocolate teapot? Let's try science

There are more ways to communicate with your browser than a keyboard, a mouse or a finger. Some browsers support speech input and here's a simple but nice looking example of what you might do with speach input. Looks really nice (only works in Chrome at the moment, I think).

"I’m not even sure a “culture of change” is a meaningful concept or one that could be sustained over an extended period. Experimenters are driven by the desire to try things out and see what works, to collect data, to learn from the results. They are open to possibilities."

This essay outlines a design & thought experiment conducted to explore China today, reflect on China’s changing global role and hold up a mirror to China’s national identity. The challenge? To make something instantly recognisable by every Chinese person, using resources from every part of China but without any of the players understanding what it is they were making.