A tangenital mix of blogliness, studying the effects of time, change, and chaos
A student in Colorado, looking for some sort of synthesis--the big picture, encompassing all the strangeness in the universe--but willing to settle for the philosophic or poetic lens.
Most of my favorite blogs can be found here somewhere on ScienceBlogs. Here are a few of the other gems out there:
February 28, 2007
Category: Geology
Watch out... we may be in hot water soon. At least, we can hope. It seems one of our most pressing issues is sustainability. We need a source for energy which is clean, renewable, and has very little impact...
Posted by Karmen at 9:46 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 27, 2007
Category: Riding the Waves
If you're looking for a late evening distraction,* or just didn't want the last weekend to end, why not unwind with a few casual games? Every year, Jay at CasualGaming.com hosts a flash game competition, drawing out some of the...
Posted by Karmen at 2:11 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 23, 2007
Category: Their Odd Creations
This might sound familiar: In Domain*, school officials created nonsensical conflicts by placing labels on science textbooks... but to whose benefit? Note: (*) Domain is a fictional, "furry" world, created by Bill Holbrook for one of my favorite webcomics, Kevin...
Posted by Karmen at 3:38 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Fractals
A fractal wave, inspired by a Japanese woodcut.
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Category: Riding the Waves
Since the problems mentioned in my last post seem to have compounded* I've decided to wait until next week to post the conclusion to the "Power of Water." In the meantime, I'll share some casual distractions. (Just in case you...
Posted by Karmen at 2:52 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 21, 2007
Category: Geology
Contemplating the power of one of our most basic resources: water. We tend to take this simple fluid for granted, barely noticing it sitting in a glass on a restaurant table, or flowing out of the bathroom faucet.
Posted by Karmen at 7:30 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 16, 2007
Category: Fractals
What do you get when you cross squid-mania with fractal art? "Mandelbrotopus! Octomandelpus! Cephalbrotopod! Fractalpod! Fractalpus! Iteratopod! Octomandelfractalpusopod!" to quote ScienceBlogs reader and wildlife photographer, Martin Richard. Of course, Martin was refering to Mandelbrot sets and octopi, and today we...
Posted by Karmen at 12:30 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 15, 2007
Category: Poetry
An ambiguous poem, some fractal love, and a few old V-day links
Posted by Karmen at 1:13 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 14, 2007
Category: Riding the Waves
I missed my regular blogging time yesterday, as I was scratching my head, trying to solve Kevin Beck's latest logic problem. In the end, I figured it out, but it was a tough one. I've always been a fan of...
Posted by Karmen at 6:13 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 12, 2007
Category: Complexity
Happy Birthday 198th Birthday Thank you, Mr. Darwin, for showing us the bewitchingly simple way life can change and become more complex over time. The Alliance for Science is holding a Darwin Day essay contest for high school students, with...
Posted by Karmen at 8:36 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 9, 2007
Category: Fractals
Fractal Cognition: An abstract layered fractal, incorporating two types of Julia sets and an L-System fractal (pictured at right, below)...
Posted by Karmen at 4:08 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 8, 2007
Category: Complex Adaptive Systems
This was too cool, especially in the light of my last post:...
Posted by Karmen at 4:35 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Complex Adaptive Systems
How a computer might soon have a consciousness equivalent or surpassing the human consciousness
Posted by Karmen at 1:54 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 7, 2007
Category: Epistemology
Imagine being witness to a spectacular car accident. The scene seems to happen in slow motion; you notice every detail as it unfolds, such as the sound of crunching metal or scattering shards of glass twinkling in the sun.
Posted by Karmen at 3:27 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 6, 2007
Category: Epistemology
Examining our knowledge of reality.
Posted by Karmen at 4:18 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 3, 2007
Category: Fractals
A chilling scene and a chilling report on global warming.
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