Category Archives: Ecosystems
depending on things you don’t understand
Being Dependent upon things we don’t understand is nothing new. It’s only what we are dependent upon that changes. We used to depend on gods to bring the meat and potatoes. Today we depend on virtual widgets collecting wireless data
depending on things you don’t understand
Being Dependent upon things we don’t understand is nothing new. It’s only what we are dependent upon that changes. We used to depend on gods to bring the meat and potatoes. Today we depend on virtual widgets collecting wireless data
Imagination and Creativity in Animals
Determining whether or not animals can be creative would require that we define what creativity means. In the meantime… in Thailand, elephants paint pictures and play improvisational fusion jazz. In New Guinea, male Bower birds collect tasty berries and flowers
Imagination and Creativity in Animals
Determining whether or not animals can be creative would require that we define what creativity means. In the meantime… in Thailand, elephants paint pictures and play improvisational fusion jazz. In New Guinea, male Bower birds collect tasty berries and flowers
Urban Molting: coping with the exoskeletal wasteland of a dying strip mall
With news that Kmart and Sears are shutting down a number of stores across the Merica, a legitamate question is what will become of the oversized, empty shells they leave behind and how is it that cities progress? NOTE: this
Urban Molting: coping with the exoskeletal wasteland of a dying strip mall
With news that Kmart and Sears are shutting down a number of stores across the Merica, a legitamate question is what will become of the oversized, empty shells they leave behind and how is it that cities progress? NOTE: this
Japanese fish flier advertises cesium instead of prices
“Greenpeace could not find any fish that contained radiation exceeding legal safety limits. The legal limit for Japan is 500 becquerels per kilogram. The highest amount of radiation they found in one fish was 47.3 Bq/kg, or less
Japanese fish flier advertises cesium instead of prices
“Greenpeace could not find any fish that contained radiation exceeding legal safety limits. The legal limit for Japan is 500 becquerels per kilogram. The highest amount of radiation they found in one fish was 47.3 Bq/kg, or less
the jumping frenchmen of maine and the birth of the cubicle
I’m making a differential diagnosis for gait and motor disturbances i’ve just encountered the jumping frenchmen of maine disorder It was identified by a New York neurologist in the 1880′s. French Canadian lumberjacks in Moosehead Lake Maine, were exhibiting strange
the jumping frenchmen of maine and the birth of the cubicle
I’m making a differential diagnosis for gait and motor disturbances i’ve just encountered the jumping frenchmen of maine disorder It was identified by a New York neurologist in the 1880′s. French Canadian lumberjacks in Moosehead Lake Maine, were exhibiting strange
The like-minded animals
Spindle neurons are found in the brains of: humans great apes humpback whales fin whales killer whales sperm whales bottlenose dolphin Risso’s dolphin beluga whales elephants they can refract signals and turn thoughts on less than a dime over a
The like-minded animals
Spindle neurons are found in the brains of: humans great apes humpback whales fin whales killer whales sperm whales bottlenose dolphin Risso’s dolphin beluga whales elephants they can refract signals and turn thoughts on less than a dime over a
The largest testicles in the Kingdom
Though Michael Wandelmaier’s woolly whales are long gone, the Right Whale is still holding on… just barely. It was dubbed “right” because it was the right type to kill, i.e. it floated when jabbed. Moby Dick was a Right whale.
The largest testicles in the Kingdom
Though Michael Wandelmaier’s woolly whales are long gone, the Right Whale is still holding on… just barely. It was dubbed “right” because it was the right type to kill, i.e. it floated when jabbed. Moby Dick was a Right whale.
Understanding our neighbors
E.O. Wilson, the eminent biologist has spent m0st of his life studying ant colonies. He concludes that while each ant appears to be little more than a vacant chemical program with legs, collectively they add up to a complex macro-organism,
Understanding our neighbors
E.O. Wilson, the eminent biologist has spent m0st of his life studying ant colonies. He concludes that while each ant appears to be little more than a vacant chemical program with legs, collectively they add up to a complex macro-organism,
People of the Zubaz: fashion meets anabolic steroids
The Zubaz pantaloon company has a long complex history. At it’s height in the early 90′s Zubaz clothed every American football team. Today, its reach extends to the four corners of the earth. Through a network of Third world mission
People of the Zubaz: fashion meets anabolic steroids
The Zubaz pantaloon company has a long complex history. At it’s height in the early 90′s Zubaz clothed every American football team. Today, its reach extends to the four corners of the earth. Through a network of Third world mission
The changing face of conservation
Nowadays, we’ve got stockpiles of fats and explosives. we are, however running low on water…. you can calculate your own water footprint here…. it take 16,000 liters of water to produce 1kg of beef. poster via
The changing face of conservation
Nowadays, we’ve got stockpiles of fats and explosives. we are, however running low on water…. you can calculate your own water footprint here…. it take 16,000 liters of water to produce 1kg of beef. poster via
Appetite for Survival
Phagocytosis (cell eats cell) is a nifty skill set that all vertebrates possess as part of their immune defense mechanism. Ilya Mechnikov was the first guy to understand that white blood cells in your body could eat and destroy invading
Appetite for Survival
Phagocytosis (cell eats cell) is a nifty skill set that all vertebrates possess as part of their immune defense mechanism. Ilya Mechnikov was the first guy to understand that white blood cells in your body could eat and destroy invading
