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:
January 28, 2008
Category: Riding the Waves
I don’t know what it is... maybe weeks with holidays in them will naturally cause writer’s block. Indeed, writers probably need an occasional break from their craft, just like anyone else. Unfortunately, they tend to feel more like a block...
Posted by Karmen at 5:00 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 22, 2008
Category: Riding the Waves
I really ought to be working, writing or replying to comments, perhaps reading for my literature class. Instead I find myself lured outside into the bitter cold. My cat, however well his white fur blends with the snow-covered ground, must...
Posted by Karmen at 1:28 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 18, 2008
Category: Colorado
The following fractal is a tribute to our new overlords, Dendroctonus ponderosae. Lindenmayer Trees and Fractal Brownian Motion I wrote about the role of pine beetles in Colorado’s future last week. The conclusion of that piece: a slight rise...
Posted by Karmen at 9:43 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 14, 2008
Category: Climate
A new concern arose around the turn of the 21st century, among the advancements in technology and science: what is the future of our planet's climate? This is a bold question, considering traditional problems with predicting the future. We have...
Posted by Karmen at 1:55 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 13, 2008
Category: Fractals
Something about climate change makes people want to argue. Take Greenland, for instance. A few weeks ago, I posted a photo essay about the recent acceleration of melting in the Greenland Ice Sheet. Not only is the entry is still...
Posted by Karmen at 1:05 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 10, 2008
Category: Colorado
Citizens of Colorado seem to enjoy pointing out the fortuitous nature of the state’s climate. "Don’t like the weather?" they say, "don’t worry, it’ll soon change." If it is difficult to predict the weather on a day-to-day basis, how could...
Posted by Karmen at 11:24 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 9, 2008
Category: Riding the Waves
The snow looks like couscous: That is all....
Posted by Karmen at 7:34 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 8, 2008
Category: The Arrow of Time
For those who know my blog well, you might think this is going to be another apology for a lack of posts. Surprise... it isn’t. No, honestly, I’m just pondering the nature of time and complexity again, or at least...
Posted by Karmen at 3:27 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 2, 2008
Category: Riding the Waves
So, here we are, in another year. I found 2007 to be something of a wild ride, and I don’t have a very strong desire to look back and review the year. Then again, I don’t really care to make...
Posted by Karmen at 5:03 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
