animals
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Background: When humans draw pictures of animals, they usually “human”-ify them in ways that don’t really make any sense: for example, adding eyebrows to a fish, or adding a face to a jellyfish. Humans also typically represent an animal as whatever is “most noteworthy” about it to a human: for example, a spider might be…
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Background: There are a large number of animal species that are on the brink of extinction. The Issue: Although a few so-called “charismatic megafauna” have attracted human support with their cuteness / photograph-worthiness, many endangered species are ugly or boring (e.g. “oh look, another slightly different type of deer”). Proposal: What is needed is a…
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Proposal: a system for virtually bringing pets into the office Pet owners with 9-to-5 jobs may find that they miss their noble animal companion during work hours. Some workplaces will allow well-behaved animals to hang out at work, but that is usually limited to dogs and draft animals. In any case, this addresses only a…
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