science
Cybernetics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics
Is a subject which has come to my attention following reading some material from a book called "Web of Life" by Fritjof Capra:
Until now I have had an assumption of what it is all about, but never a clear clean definition. The most interesting aspect of Cybernetics to me currently is its application as a tool to measure whether a system is prone to feedback loops, or if it is self-correcting.
Still using fluoride?
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Hi folks, some general information which is important to know:
On all plastic bottles / containers, you have a number. This number indicates the type of plastic that was used.
Some plastic is meant to be re-used safely, others are not. The two most common side-effects caused by plastic is hormonal disruption and cancer.
Here is a short guideline:
PET numbers 2, 4 and 5 are generally safe to wash and re-use.
PET 1 should only be used once and then recycled / trashed, if used again it will leach.
In the not so distant future, people will be marketing devices, and especially electronic/computer related ones for entirely different qualities than they do today.
A typical computer will be something that you buy for its craftsmanship, something that you know was built to last 20 to 50 years or more, even if you throw it around or drop it. Where every part in it is proudly replaceable and independently upgradeable. A device that requires a low amount of energy to run.
here is an interesting video about a brain scientist who has a stroke and then gives her person story on how those effects translate to her life and study.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU
20 min long, heart touching.
For quite some time I have been interested in theories that discuss the balancing between right and left brain thinking, and the translation of ideas from one field to another.
Ken Wilber's book [my review] opened up a new domain of philosophical thinking. Through this interest I have heard a great deal mentioned recently about Steve McIntosh's model of cultural evolution - so I ordered a copy and sat down for a good read.
Just watched an interesting BBC Horizon program on rational thought.
Highlights of the program include:
* Loss complex
* Post-decision rationalization
* Priming
* Precognition
* Loss complex:
You may have heard of the "flower of life"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_life
You may have heard of the "flower of life"
