I should have added this back when I mentioned seeing the Dune Movie. I started the post and forgot about it. SOP Anyway, too cool, not to post. Arrakis Simulated Dune: we simulated the desert planet of Arrakis to see if humans could survive there Complex models like this take time to run, in this case …
Author: Sea Run
The Debate Continues
Over- Kill Theory Prof. Barkai concludes that “we believe that our model is relevant to human cultures everywhere. Moreover, for the first time, we argue that the driving force behind the constant improvement in human technology is the continual decline in the size of game. They claim a huge data set.
Crow Art
“This is in Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada- made from roped and shredded Michelin Tires A statement on birds flying into glass. Very effective.” I am not a fan of most public art but this was clever.
Winter is Here
William P. Welsh (US, 1889-1984) Winter c. 1931 Art Deco, Streamline Moderne Illustration Is everyone thrilled? It can be a slog here. Steve will, likely, like the sight hounds.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Basin*
The Rise and Fall of the Great Basin central Nevada, indicating that part of today’s Great Basin was the highest land in North America some 40 million to 20 million years ago. A lot has happened out there. I think it was in Querencia that Steve said the Basin was a favorite place.
Big Bend Mystery Oak
The Strange Quest to Save North America’s Most Elusive Oak Tree Quercus tardifolia As a Querophile, this caught by eye. It has crossover themes to the Endangered Species Act, Ivory Bill Woodpeckers, etc. I sent Steve some articles on rare NM oaks and he thought they were on a ranch of a friend which was …
Comparing local knowledge with academic literature
https://phys.org/news/2021-12-indigenous-huge-unique-source-ecological.html The study, which interviewed a community of indigenous people in Doussala, Gabon, found that, on average, people knew of an astonishing 732 different plant and fruit-eating animal (frugivore) interactions, with some able to identify as many as 2700 interactions. This knowledge covered 100 frugivores from elephants to bats and 286 plant species. Impressive. It is their economy …
News about old news.
Vikings vs Celts Interesting data. Surprising cause of the Little Ice Age Good data on a mystery contested for years. Neanderthals and fire ecology Plasusible but needs a lot more data. Image source I saw this image for the first time just now. Hilarious with the ignored bear fight in the background.
Neuron Curlers
Every once in a while you need to curl your neurons. Gravitational Waves Should Permanently Distort Space-Time Mathematicians Transcend Geometric Theory of Motion These should help, as will, the rest of the site. The weather here, this week, was doing its best to twist a few, too. 17 C (62 F) Tues with 0.5 inches …
They Had Feathers, Damnit! 2.0
A fragment of dinosaur feather Steve should like this. they-had-feathers-damnit Steve’s pet peeve.