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Free will in fruit flies
"[I]f there is anything remotely close to free will, it must exist somewhere between chance and necessity - which is exactly where fly behavior comes to lie."
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Mario demonstrates quantum physics
Someone made this video of Mario that demonstrates the many-world interpretation of quantum physics.
Explanation at Talk Like A Physicist blog
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Cat enclosures
Every spring I'm overwhelmed by guilt that Grim can't go outside. Today was gorgeous and the air smelled so good... I went outside with the dog, while poor Grim sat staring out the window ( Read more... ) -
Kay Nielsen
I have been a wee bit obsessed lately with Kay Nielsen, a Danish illustrator from the Golden Age of kids' lit. I spent quite some time several weeks ago trying to find an affordable print of my favorite illustration (below). So it seemed pretty remarkable last week when, on vacation in Arizona, we visited a used bookstore and I found a nice big art ( Read more... ) -
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Here is the screen Matt built for his projector. Now that this is done, the whole setup is pretty darn awesome.
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Several things
I would really like to write something. I've got it all planned out. I think about it probably every hour of every day (not kidding). But I can't produce a word.
Just re-read both Phantastes and The King of Elfland's Daughter in order to get in the writing mood. Didn't help.
We bought a Roomba. It was on woot.com for 1/4 of the retail price. It ( Read more... )
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