BlogHide Resteemslanimal (61)in science • 6 years agoHow Economic and Ecological Systems Grow Large and Complex"The problem is precisely how to extend the span of our utilization of resources beyond the span of the control of any one mind; and therefore, how to dispense with the need of conscious control…lanimal (61)in news • 6 years agoAntifa Astroturf vs. Real Brusfires of the MindPhoto by Daphne Iona . It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. –Samuel Adams Antifa and…lanimal (61)in science • 7 years agoHow Better Breathing can get you more Aroused and AttentiveImage by Andreas Dress, via Unsplash . New Science behind Ancient Techniques Since ancient times many people have found considerable benefits from meditation, while either passively…lanimal (61)in academia • 7 years agoOur Software Evolves much as our Genetic Hardware doesUnraveling Transitions in Human Cultural Evolution Researchers working at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History recently published an interesting study entitled Cultural…lanimal (61)in science • 7 years agoSwimming, Swarming, and Spontaneous Order in the SeaRobots with sonar reveal many animals intricately coordinating their swimming behavior Remote Environmental Monitoring UnitS REMUS are relatively low-cost Autonomous Underwater Vehicle…lanimal (61)in academia • 8 years agoRecent Evolution of Human Genes for Processing Fats: Before and After the Spread of AgricultureEvidence of Natural Selection at work over the past 10,000 years A newly published study in Nature Ecology & Evolution presents evidence that natural selection changed the human genome…lanimal (61)in science • 8 years agoDecentralization: It’s not just Rational, it’s Natural, and your brain uses it all the time!Crowdsourcing Brain Cells Build Consensus to Make Decisions A newly published study in Frontiers in Neuroscience presents interesting insights into how our brains themselves work. 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Busy with life and work, but…lanimal (61)in science • 8 years agoNew Study Clarifies Diversity-Productivity Relationships using Phytoplankton as a Model EcosystemMechanism of Resilience in Communities with Different Size Distributions: Underlying mechanism of biodiversity-productivity relationships Clarified In a new study entitled Phytoplankton…lanimal (61)in life • 8 years agoThe Advantages of an Optimistic Bias, and AfformationsThe Engine of Capitalism I recently listened to another great chapter of Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow , chapter 24, entitled “The Engine of Capitalism”. He suggests that if you were…lanimal (61)in life • 8 years agoCultivating a Natural State of FlowFlow, or the Zone A few months ago I started seeing podcasts and other discussions of Flow online. It seems to be a new term for what has long been called getting into The Zone, meaning a focused…lanimal (61)in academia • 8 years agoPerverse Incentives and Hyper-competition in AcademiaNew Article Discusses Long-Standing Problems The following article was just recently published in Environmental Engineering Science . Academic Research in the 21st Century:…lanimal (61)in health • 8 years agoHow Fasting can help us recover from bacterial, but not viral, infectionsA fasting Buddha. Fasting has a long history in many cultures, and it's now trendy, at least for some Over the past few years, fasting has become quite popular among those who follow the…resteemednulliusinverba (60)in life • 8 years agoTHE MYTH OF ALTRUISM - ARE WE ALL SELFISH BEINGS???(Source) It wasn’t too long ago, while I was taking the first steps of my medical career, that I was being troubled by various thoughts regarding my motives and purpose in the field of medicine.…resteemedzodiac (46)in photos • 8 years agoGlow Worms Turn New Zealand Cave Into Starry Night And I Spent Past Year Photographing ItIt's incredible! Something quite special dwells beneath the surface of New Zealand and these images prove that the country is just as beautiful below ground as it is above! The Waitomo area…lanimal (61)in science • 8 years agoHow and What Bacteria ‘Breathe’First, Congratulations to Dianne Newman on being named a MacArthur Fellow When I was in graduate school, I remember discussing with Dianne the ways that bacteria use sulfur and even arsenic…lanimal (61)in science • 8 years agoPlants Proactively Protect Themselves from Parasites.Plants may appear passive to the naked eye, but they’re quite proactive at molecular and microscopic scales Except for rare species such as this Venus Flytrap , most plants don’t seem to be…resteemedsteemrollin (69)in steemit • 8 years agoPeerhub: Bringing Steem Beyond Social Networks To The New Economy!Introducing Peerhub to the Steemit Community Dan spoke about Steemit's plan for world domination here and described how the Steem network can extend far beyond just a social network and can be…lanimal (61)in science • 8 years agoEcology really is in Our Blood: the Ecology of Nutrition and Host-Pathogen relationshipsSeveral years ago I saw Val H. Smith (no relation) present ideas about the ecology of the human bloodstream. I’m pleased to know that he continued this line of research. For example, this…
