He considers it entirely appropriate for biologists to be concerned not only with how biological traits came about but also with what specific organic features are for, even though most scientists and
philosophers of science place questions of purpose outside the realm of research.
We discuss, among other topics, about photography in the Middle East with Peggy Sue Amison, artistic director at East Wing; net art and networked cultures with Josephine Bosma, Amsterdam - based journalist and critic; urban digital art and criticality in the media city with curator and researcher Tanya Toft; art and technology with curator Chris Romero; the politics
of surveillance and international security with political scientist David Barnard - Wills; art and architecture with Maaike Lauwaert, visual arts curator at Stroom, an independent centre for art and architecture in the Netherlands; the intersections
of art, law and
science with curator and cultural manager Daniela Silvestrin; the architecture
of sacred
places with curator Jumana Ghouth; the historical legacy
of feminism today with Betty Tompkins and Marilyn Minter; hacktivism and net culture with curator and researcher Tatiana Bazzichelli; culture,
place and memory with Norie Neumark, director
of the Centre for Creative Arts in Melbourne; anthropology and the tactical use
of post-digital technologies with artist and
philosopher Mitra Azar; or feminism and the digital arts with curator Tina Sauerländer.