"The collaboration between Yael Kanarek and bnode (Judith Gieseler and Innes Yates) elaborates on the World of Awe Traveler's Tale to investigate the diffusion of techno-scientific knowledge into popular culture through a fictional supertoy—the mRB... The mRB is developed as the prototype of the moodRingBaby described in the Traveler's Journal. According to the journal, the moodRingBaby—a mass-produced object purchased at Duane-Reade for $1.99, was used by the traveler to soothe the effects of loneliness. Resembling an advanced Tamagotchi, the device was capable of holding conversations and telling stories."