New York Talk Exchange

February 20, 2008 3:55 PM

In an information age, telecommunications such as the Internet and the telephone bind people across space by eviscerating the constraints of distance. To reveal the relationships that New Yorkers have with the rest of the world, New York Talk Exchange asks: How does the city of New York connect to other cities?

The project from the The Senseable city lab at MIT will be featured in a MoMa exhibit starting on Feb 24th, 2008

posted by pwally (10 comments total)

Is this from the same dataset that AT&T wants to be retroactively immune to collecting? They've made it public?
posted by LogicalDash at 4:15 PM on February 20, 2008

I want to see the constraints of distance with their viscera all over the floor. Linkie to piccie?
posted by jfuller at 4:57 PM on February 20, 2008

It helps that in New York, "talk" and "stock" rhyme. For that matter, so does "york."
posted by rouftop at 5:11 PM on February 20, 2008

That really big bright spot is your mother, who always has to call you.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 5:16 PM on February 20, 2008

Finally, some information about New Yorkers, for New Yorkers!
posted by DU at 5:49 PM on February 20, 2008 [1 favorite]

It helps that in New York, "talk" and "stock" rhyme. For that matter, so does "York."

Talk and stork rhyme, along with York. Stock doesn't.
posted by xetere at 5:49 PM on February 20, 2008

Wow - so, wait, you're telling me that people who live in New York City come from different countries? Man, that is so unlike every other goddamn city in the world! Holy shit!
posted by kcds at 6:52 PM on February 20, 2008

Is the one bright part of Africa Zimbabwe?
posted by parmanparman at 6:57 PM on February 20, 2008

Where are the Lohan pics?
posted by Curry at 10:07 PM on February 20, 2008

Man, I've been waiting for that MoMA exhibition for a bit - thanks for the link! I wish there was an interactive portion online, though.
posted by suedehead at 10:17 PM on February 20, 2008