2009
The dismalness of the most dismal of sciences
2009/09/29 09:18 PM Filed in: economics | prediction
Social contagion, a review
2009/09/17 08:12 PM Filed in: contagion | social phenomena
Synchronization
2009/09/09 11:44 PM Filed in: patterns | synchronization
Steve Strogatz on all things syncful:
Running with feet
Magnetized spheres
2009/08/08 06:15 PM Filed in: games
Interesting things to do with large numbers of small magnetic spheres:
Reconstructing the world, many photos by many photos by many photos
2009/04/17 12:14 PM Filed in: data visualization
Minimalist meteorological forecasting
2009/03/21 12:10 PM Filed in: prediction
Question: is it going to rain today?
Hummingbirds, feeding, palm of hand
2009/03/15 07:22 PM Filed in: nature
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eating From My Hand (Part One) from Russ Thompson on Vimeo. Found here.
[sullvian, etc.]
Super Bowl tweeting
2009/02/02 10:27 PM Filed in: behavior | data visualization
Free play
2009/01/28 09:10 PM Filed in: play | creativity
Some evidence and arguments for why unstructured play is crucial in across-the-board development of individual competency. Play is good presumably not just for development but continued evolution, and at least maintenance, later on in life. Related: School recess helps with behavior too (entirely reasonable but it’s an obviousness now enhanced with supporting numbers).