Glass-like wood insulates heat, is tough, blocks UV and has wood-grain pattern
I totally agree that Consciousness is due to the flow of energy in the brain. Consciousness as a Physical Process Caused by the Organization of Energy in the Brain
I like an indeterministic universe more than a deterministic universe. The future is wide open, nobody knows what the future holds. I like the sense of mystery that worldview brings.
Earth has blue skies and red sunsets. Mars has red skies and blue sunsets.
The sky on Earth is blue because gas molecules reflect blue light. Earth sunsets look red because all the blue light has already been filtered out.
The sky on Mars is red because dust particles reflect red light. Martian sunsets look blue because all the red light has already been filtered out.
Two planets. Opposite skies.
Broken symmetries are necessary for existence. Is this the reason why we find asymmetrical faces beautiful or attractive?
How Physics Gifted Math With a New Geometry
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-physics-gifted-math-with-a-new-geometry-20200729/
Aha Symplectic Geometry!
Why we need city trees more than ever
Strange, spiral bee combs look like fantastical crystal palaces. Now we know why.
"Each bee is basically following an algorithm."
https://www.livescience.com/tetragonula-spiral-bee-comb-grow-like-crystals.html
I wanna keep a jar of this metal-eating bacteria in case the robots ramp up their plans to destroy humanity ;) Bacteria that eats metal discovered by accident after 100 years
Balance is the key, moderation and diverse experiences makes a healthy lifestyle. Light drinking may protect brain function
Interconnected: Saharan Dust, Heart Failure, Iron for the oceans' planktons, and Phosphorus for the Amazon rainforest
Humanine. Protein in mitochondria appears to regulate health and longevity
Hrrmmm...i think balance is the key. Too much of anything (even good things) is bad. < Strenuous daily exercise may shorten, not prolong, longevity
What Buddhism and science can teach each other – and us – about the universe
Passive Racism is the most destructive form of racism. But what this article fails to mention is the Systemic aspect of racism which is even more sinister and pervasive and only few people recognize. Think hard about this !!! 7 ways American racism is 'alive and well' today - Futurity
I'm happy to see statues of people involved in slavery get toppled. I want to make it clear that by removing these statues, we are not re-writing history--we are creating the next step in our history in which we are making a tangible change to humanity's consciousness that we have learned from our ugly past, and that we are struggling to forge a new future where racism will be gone. Black Lives Matter Protesters Topple Slave Trader Statue and Dump It in Harbour
Aha! Extra salty sodium battery performs on par with lithium
It's ok to have bad breath after exercise lol :) https://www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-thing-can-happen-when-you-use-mouthwash-after-you-exercise
While the US has partied on during memorial day (second wave coming?), here's how Vietnam did a great job against coronavirus https://www.kmov.com/how-vietnam-managed-to-keep-its-coronavirus-death-toll-at-zero/article_75d8ad21-a4e2-59b6-b2ff-1400574bc932.amp.html
We are finding more and more new states of matter, lately. Whirling, glassy magnets found to be new state of matter
Fragmenting into ever smaller pieces to explore ever widening spaces.
Pattern-hunter, Thinker and Tinkerer.