What’s in a Name? Insect Social Systems
Choosing a name for this site was tough. The interdisciplinary (or transdisciplinary) focus of my research is one issue. Most important to me was to allude to nature or biology with a term that...
View ArticleMetabolism: The sum of all biochemical processes involved in life
Definitions of "metabolism" from Answers.comme·tab·o·lism n.1. The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some...
View ArticleEverything Originates in Fire
My friend Alex Busby just returned from Chennai, India where he was working on visual effects for a feature film. He related to me a philosophical concept about connectedness that he encountered there....
View ArticlePrivacy isn’t dead -- it never lived.
Privacy isn’t dead -- it never lived. Personal information is currency in a consumer society. It allows for prediction and strategy. Rewards cards, credit cards, contests, transponders, websites,...
View ArticleArchitectures of Control v. Designing for Emergence
In the course of research for my Media Law paper, on Creative Commons and designing for emergence in law, I came across this excellent blog. In many ways this site might be considered the opposite of...
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