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:
May 31, 2007
Category: The Arrow of Time
Could Denver experience another deadly flood, like the wall of water and garbage which hit in 1965? We begin with a man poling a boat along the flooded river in the early 20th century, in a photo by Charles S. Lillybridge.
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May 29, 2007
Category: Riding the Waves
Trying to help save the environment, For Better or for Worse, and other existential angst
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May 28, 2007
Category: Ecology
It's been far too nice of a Memorial Day to come inside and blog. I can share this photo, at least. I took it while on a bike ride along Standley Lake, pausing to see the changes at my bioblitz...
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May 25, 2007
Category: Fractals
A "Wicked" set, and a musical review.
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May 21, 2007
Category: Complexity
Contrail descending from a cumulonimbus cloud. I suppose the most obvious signs of life in this picture are human in origin. With the storm rolling in, most animals had already sought shelter. Not us... we keep flying over the...
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May 20, 2007
Category: Riding the Waves
If you're poking around, looking for some relaxing diversion before you have to go back to work tomorrow, you've come to the right place. Lately, I've been writing a few casual game reviews for Casual Gameplay, better known as JayIsGames.com....
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May 18, 2007
Category: Fractals
I think I'm going to take this Nova Julia set home, color it with fBm noise, and call it "Find Nemo": Didn't find him? Try here:...
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May 17, 2007
Category: Past, Present, and Future
A glimpse at early 20th century life and a tragic 21st century death along the South Platte River.
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May 16, 2007
Category: Their Odd Creations
I suspect PZ knew this already: Click to see the (larger) original. See, even web comic strip artists can get into octopus sex trivia. Er, come to think of it, it seems like most of them do... Comic by Robert...
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May 14, 2007
Category: Complexity
Lady beetle eggs (Coccinellidae, unknown genus/species) on a cedar fence. (Two animal species in one shot: There was a squirrel lurking in the trees behind, if you can make out the fuzzy gray shape in the background of the...
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Category: Riding the Waves
Mother's Day is drawing to a close. I've spent a better part of the day, appropriately, mothering. While being showered with cards and kisses from my six-year-old son, I've had a chance to reflect a bit on the subject...
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May 11, 2007
Category: Riding the Waves
Cricket: chirp. chirp. Oh... wait... you're still here? I'm sorry... I forgot to mention that I was taking a short vacation from writing. Well, I didn't mention it, because I didn't really plan for it. In that case, I would...
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May 4, 2007
Category: Fractals
Words cannot quite describe this fractal piece, which is abstract, yet seemingly (and sensually) familiar. As any of my regular readers will know, it isn't too hard for me to find fractals which subtly imitate natural forms. Still, it was...
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May 3, 2007
Category: Bioblitz
As my week of bioblitzing was wrapping up, so were my classes. Add to that an eager 6-year-old, who wanted to help with spring preparations by cleaning the pond-with windex-and you can see, I've been busy. I never did get...
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