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:
March 30, 2007
Category: Fractals
"It is what it is." This phrase has been bothering me lately, though I couldn't quite put my finger on the reason. It was enough that I was reluctant to post this fractal last week. Being an optical illusion, it...
Posted by Karmen at 5:30 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Complexity
Which is a stranger place to find an interesting shape: on the north pole of Saturn or in 248 dimensions? In either case, without 21st century technology, we wouldn't be seeing anything at all. In the first case, astronomers knew...
Posted by Karmen at 3:58 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 26, 2007
Category: Colorado
Are these geese flying the wrong way?
Posted by Karmen at 3:57 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 23, 2007
Category: Colorado
Are you curious about the future of energy use? Will you also be in Colorado this weekend? If so, this is one meeting you won't want to miss: The Colorado New Energy Summit of 2007 is being held this weekend...
Posted by Karmen at 11:35 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 22, 2007
Category: Strange Life
This is supposed to be my favorite time of year. Things are blooming, memories of winter are fading, waterfalls are melting, and the trees are turning green. It's that last one that always gets me... I've always considered it to...
Posted by Karmen at 9:56 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 20, 2007
Category: Complexity
Looking at the rhythmic repetition of forms in nature, it is easy to imagine the influence of some creator, a poet who fixes each line with exact meter and measure. Yet, upon closer examination, we can see how these forms...
Posted by Karmen at 4:35 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 17, 2007
Category: Fractals
You've probably noticed that people are running around drinking green beer, pinching and kissing one another. Yes, it is St. Patrick's Day. But, the other day was Pi Day. So, this week's Friday Fractal was due to be sandwiched between...
Posted by Karmen at 5:03 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 12, 2007
Category: Riding the Waves
Strange music videos that I like... what do they say about me?
Posted by Karmen at 6:25 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 11, 2007
Category: Figments of Imagination
So many wonderful books! I was surprised. As much as I love science fiction, I've only read about a quarter of books on this "most significant science fiction" list that's been floating around. No bother, though... that's just more that...
Posted by Karmen at 11:09 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Their Odd Creations
Have you ever wondered if it is appropriate to wink at a west-coast squid? Or, perhaps, which of his tentacles is used for deep tissue massage? If you would like to know the answers to these questions, and more,...
Posted by Karmen at 7:04 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 9, 2007
Category: Fractals
Today's tentacle fractal (with a bonus haiku) is dedicated to PZ Myers of Pharyngula: Happy 50th Birthday, PZ! Nova fractal created by the author using ChaosPro....
Posted by Karmen at 4:12 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 8, 2007
Category: Poetry
Sticking to this week's theme of the surreal and subjective, here's a poem that I wrote, late last night: Too Many Breaths Burning through too much stuff Organizing too many projects Too many ideas floating in my head Yet I...
Posted by Karmen at 3:11 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 6, 2007
Category: Home Sweet Earth
Does this strange photo hold a secret solution for sustainable energy?
Posted by Karmen at 8:35 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Riding the Waves
As if being obsessed with chaos is not enough, I'm being prodded to list weird things about myself. The "10 Weird Things" meme* is floating around ScienceBlogs right now. I thought of taking an odd approach, but that would probably...
Posted by Karmen at 8:26 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 3, 2007
Category: Their Odd Creations
If you're a fan of puzzles or mystery games, or just happen to enjoy strange montages of Victorian clip art, check out my review of Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst. I'm afraid it's been far too long since I've done a...
Posted by Karmen at 1:21 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 2, 2007
Category: Fractals
Something abstract, something fun, and something useful for biofuel storage.
Posted by Karmen at 5:44 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 1, 2007
Category: Riding the Waves
Leaping years, provoking paradoxes.
Posted by Karmen at 12:00 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
