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.
You might recall a young girl named Alice. Alice liked to contemplate things, such as what would happen if sage advice were ignored. "If you drink much from a bottle marked "poison", it is almost certain to disagree with you,...
My adventures in NY Chicago Iowa, continued: First Day of the Month I arrive in Chicago late, missing the science blogger caucus, but returning just in time to have dinner with some of the Colorado bloggers, care of Jared Polis,...
My adventures in NY Chicago, continued: Second day of the month A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago(Note: This butterfly has nothing to do with the convention or the following post, but it was too...
Note: I’m just skipping an entire week in my reverse chronological travel series here; glossing over the dull days spent between my trip to Chicago and my trip to NYC. It more or less went like this: clean, pack, launder,...
My adventures in NY, continued: Friday Morning (Or was it Thursday night?) I meet Janet at Denver International Airport, late at night, and together we take a redeye to New York. I manage to leave my laptop cable on the...
My adventures in NY, continued: Friday Afternoon Bloggers converge on Seed HQ. I finally get the chance to meet many of my sciblings, some who I met previously, and many new, friendly faces. Among those who I haven’t mentioned elsewhere...
This fractal is rather basic; it is simply a coloring formula called "Chips are Us". I’m not sure exactly what that means--perhaps that we, like computer chips, can generate complex patterns--but I really liked what it did. After playing with...
My adventures in NY, continued: Friday Night We attend a private party at Seed Editor, Adam Bly’s house. The catering is rich and delightful, with an exotic assortment of cheeses and antipasto. We all nosh, drink a bit of wine,...
My adventures in NY, continued: Saturday "Morning" (more accurately, afternoon, but it feels like a morning) I wake up after too few hours of sleep, and find that a group is on their way to breakfast. Following the promise of...
My adventures in NY, continued: Saturday Night Dinner: Steak and potatoes prepared in a traditional French style. After: Still awake to see the sunrise. Summary: A highly memorable experience. ...but that’s all I’m going to say about that. Every story,...