Synthetic biology
Synthetic biology is riff on nano/bio tech – according to Rudy Rucker, “it’s about building slippery wetware entities that might […]
Science, Technology
Science
Science, Space
The Devils of Mars
Earth observers used to think that Mars had canals, but this is even better: weirdly interesting darker trails in the
Politics, Science
Politics and Climate Change
I like to think climate change is settled – we have scientific consensus, we know it’s happening, we generally understand
Science
I’m not so sure about the good-bad thing…
Sex, beer, wine, pot… and maggots! Top 10 bad things that are gooood for you. (Via Lane Becker!) They’re creepy,
Design, Science
A law of evolving patterns in living systems
Constructal law can predict patterns in living sysems. [Link] “Our finding that animal locomotion adheres to constructal law tells us
Science
Darwin and Buddhism
Psychologist Paul Ekman believes that Charles Darwin may have been inspired by Tibetan Buddhism. Says Ekman, The Buddhist view, like
Body, Community, Science, Social Media, Sustainability
Participatory Medicine
In a retreat today and tomorrow with founders of a participatory medicine movement at Cook’s Branch near Houston. In participatory
Consciousness, Science
Thoughts about perception and communication
Carnegie Mellon scientists are studying how the brain makes sense of natural scenes using a computational model of visual processing.
Body, Science
Attention, multitasking, and persistent panic
I used to tell people that “I’m a multitasking fool,” and in recent years, I’ve seen greater emphasis on “fool”
Science
The loophole in the second law of thermodynamics
A Scientific American article asks, regarding the second law of thermodynamics: “if the world is steadily becoming more disordered, how