John Dyer, PhD

Writing

Fascinating look at the science of the brain’s response to seeking and rewards: http://www.slate.com/id/2224932/

Back in June, I decided to try a little experiment in how I receive and read the news. My goal was to read news exclusively through a newspaper every dayContinue reading5 Things I Learned from Reading the Newspaper

The head of the British Roman Catholic church says, “I think there’s a worry that an excessive use, or an almost exclusive use of text and emails means that asContinue readingRoman Catholic Church Expresses Concern Regarding Social Technologies

I’ve been playing around with HTML5 (nice intro at Smashing Magazine) for a side project, and I wanted Visual Studio 2008 to stop telling me the new elements were notContinue readingHTML5 (XHTML5) Validation Schema and Intellisense for Visual Studio 2008

This post is an abbreviated version of what I hope will one day become a book exploring technology and its role in the redemptive story of God and his people.Continue readingFrom the Garden to the City: Technology in the Story of Redemption

My Son, the Social Genius My 8 months old son Benjamin is becoming quite a hilarious little character. Lately, when friends are visiting and we get into a good discussion,Continue readingWhy We Can’t Stop Posting, Linking, and @Replying

Every once in a while I like to do a code commentary where I program something to illustrate a broader point about technology (like the Bible reader or TwitterVoice3D). ThisContinue reading“World’s First” Augmented Reality Virtual Communion! (can vs. should)

Conference Info Next month, I’ll be doing a session at the ECHO Church Media Conference (July 29-31, 2009, Dallas) called “Using Technology without Technology Using You.” (Q&A at the ECHO blog)Continue readingUsing Technology without Technology Using You: Got Any Tips?

What Is Information? My (awesome) brother recently took me to a Coldplay concert, and we had a blast together. But before we get to Coldplay (and Snow Patrol), let’s introduceContinue readingLearning about Reality and Information from a Coldplay Concert

This post is the first in a series of “Media Ecology Experiments” which is about using media and technology in a different way to help understand how it affects usContinue readingStop Bringing Your Bible to Church! (and don’t look at the screen either)