The idea of plants communicating is rather new in science, although good botanists or anyone with a bountiful garden might tell you that’s obvious. At any rate, here’s an interesting article on Fig plants communicating with Wasps.
Thanks Jing.
The radical cartography project juxtaposes different cities next to eachother to give you a sense of scale. That and everyone knows maps are cool, so check it out!
Interesting Southeast Asian mythology talks of a spirit called a Toyol. The spirit is used for mischief, and no-good, and they sometimes explain disappearing money, or other valuables. Use needles to ward them off, since they’re afraid of needles.
Thanks Noorin.
Y’all know who the pre-raphaelites were, don’t you? Ok, I didn’t either until recently, but it’s a good read, and we’re down with them, yo!
According to the old science, the old thinking, the universe follows a set of undying laws and is defined by various constants that do not change. But Quantum Physics is screwing everything up. Apparently now even physical constants, such as the speed of light, are not fixed.
If you talk to some science geek who laughs at paranormal phenomenon, esp, or aliens, recite some of modern string theory. There’s room to drive a paranormal truck through that now.
Check out what Alan Kay has to say on the subject:
Einstein said “You must learn to distinguish between what is true and what is real”. An apt longer quote of his is: “As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality”. I.e. it is “true” that the three angles of a triangle add up to 180 in Euclidean geometry of the plane, but it is not known how to show that this could hold in our physical universe (if there is any mass or energy in our universe then it doesn’t seem to hold, and it is not actually known what our universe would be like without any mass or energy).
Uh, that’s what I was gonna say!
Perhaps we were aquatic apes after we were savanah apes? So says this theory. Read through it, there seems to be a lot of sense to it, as it explains a lot other theories don’t.
According to these cognitive scientists, a group of Aymara indians from South America view time in reverse of how we do. To me it seems a questions of semantics, and linguistics, but perhaps I’m missing something…
This is a pretty cool collection of photos and advertisements of products before drugs were bad!!
Here’s a nice howto article on turning an old (or cheap) webcam into an infrared camera.
Ok, you’ve heard of them barcodes for cellphones right? Well check out shotcodes. Super cool looking, very lovely and attractive, unfortunately you have to download the software into your phone. So until they become pervasive, who’s gonna go to the trouble? I’d rather keep the photo for a desktop background, and TYPE IN the url into my phone!!
Thanks Noorin.
That’s not subliminal, you really should. Friend, and artist, Rubulad collective weirdo Evan Cairo is a spectabulous artist, so you should buy some of this shit. Get To it!! Tell him I sent ya…
We’ve been MIA for a while, over a month, working too hard or enjoying the summer, take your pick. But we’re jumping back in the game with a real headliner. Read on for the Big Sperm Paradox.
It’s all about cryptic (can I insert fickle?) female choice!