Lana studied Jones’ face, but his eyes were invisible behind the smoke and dark glasses. “The only thing you ever be givin the orphan is siphlus. Whoa! Do gimme no shit about no mutherfuckin record player. As soon as I crack open this orphan case, I calling a po-lice myself. I sick and tire of…
Zappa ever honest, insightful and articulate makes the interviewer somewhat uncomfortable. One rarely hears Zappa on radio — an appalling neglect but then Zappa doesn’t meet the corporatized taste that still prevails, not to mention that he of course is so-called “political correctness’” bete noir. musicmusic businesszappa
New “review” paper in CSR. Artificial intelligenceComplex adaptive systemcomplexitycomputational intelligencedistributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeEmbodied cognitionEmergenceExtended MindExternalismmulti-agent modelingrationalismSelf-organizationsituated cognitionsocial epistemologySpontaneous orderstigmergic epistemologyStigmergySwarm behaviorSwarm intelligence
With the cessation of operations for the journal Studies in Emergent Order C+T have agreed to host and make available SIEO’s full back catalogue of papers comprising a Who’s Who of Austrians and their sympathizers. Austrian Schoolcomplexitydistributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeEconomicsEmbodied cognitionFriedrich HayekPhilosophy of mindsituated cognitionsocial epistemologySocial SciencesSpontaneous order
From time to time I have posted some excellent optical illusions — this one is particularly good — and no lysergic acid diethylamide involved :) Cognitionoptical illusions
If you want witty, honest and always balanced reviews check out this travel (food and accommodation) mag — especially anything written by Paul Oswell. comedyjournalismnew orleansPaul Oswelltravel
Check out this just released book by a collaborator, the most excellent Ted Lewis. Life in the 21st century is a long-tailed random walk — Levy walks — through extreme events of unprecedented impact. It is an exciting time to be alive. chaos theorycomplexityLevy walksNetwork Sciencenetwork theoryNonlinear DynamicsTed Lewis
Rose-Lynn Fisher’s fascinating photographic project. Like Rose-Lynn I am curious to know what the scientific take on this would be and whether the chemical compounds do actually systematically correspond with Rose-Lynn’s labeling. Artmicroscopephotographyrose-lynn fishertears
A nice little piece from Marsha Mercer. appleMARSHA MERCERsteve jobsWalker PercyWalter Isaacson
Lana Lee was on a barstool, her legs crossed in tan suede trousers, her muscular buttocks pinning the stool to the floor and commanding it to support her in perfectly vertical form. When she moved slightly, the great muscles of her nether cheeks rippled to life to prevent the stool from leaning and tottering even…
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