Data Input System There are only a few ways data from the outside world can get into our brains. Visual and auditory are the two main ones. But feeling, taste, and smell are so paths to storied memories. Teacher Error https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr27Loop.mp4 I have a friend who is a teacher. She said […]
Increasing Slopes
Science Toys There are tons of cool science toys you can buy. Disks that spin on smooth, concave surface. Seemingly infinite vortexes with small balls that spend round and round. Boulder Dares https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr17Loop.mp4 When I was younger I was in Boy Scouts and we went to Joshua Tree quite a lot. […]
Psychic Alien Invaders
How Will They Come Experts are still not in agreement about how, specifically, the impending alien invasion will take place. One of the biggest issue of contention is their assumed technological advancement. This, of course, is based on when they achieved self awareness, on a timeline compared to humans. Emergence https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr04Loop.mp4 A […]
Energy Gradients
No New Energy The first law of thermodynamics says energy cannot be created nor destroyed. The second law of thermodynamics says that entropy must increase. At the same time, there is simple reason for systems, such as planet Earth, that have a consistently decreasing entropy. Money Flows https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar27Loop.mp4 Hedge fund managers, so […]
Cause Effect Keto
Keto Diet Fad Lately, the keto diet has become very popular. On a larger scale, many limited carbohydrate diets have been popular for several decades. And cashing in on the keto boom are plenty of people on YouTube with plenty of keto recipes. Athenian Imperialism https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar17Loop.mp4 When Athens was in its early […]
Emergent Chaos
Ice Volcano There are these cool structures called ice volcanoes. They form where it’s cold enough for the ice to from on beaches. Eventually the waves will come into the beach under the large sheet of ice. If the ice sheet is big enough, it will create enough pressure for the water […]
Emergent Universal Consciousness
Economist I read an interesting article by an economist recently. He said that along with a global economy and financial system, there is a kind of emergent system. Kind of like a supra-national financial system that individual central banks and treasury departments aren’t really aware of. Feedback Systems https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov14Loop.mp4 Organic systems all […]
Mind Of God
Bike Hunting So, recently I started looking for a bike. Not an expensive one, just a beater that I could ride around town, make quick trips here and here. Eventually I plan to by a more expensive one, most likely a hybrid, there are plenty of trails and long country roads around here to […]