Tag: biology
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Cormac McCarthy is best known to the world as a writer of novels. These include Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old Men, and The Road. At… more ›
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The strange science experiment that blew a worm’s head off… and blew our minds. This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived,… more ›
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Computer science has a long history — going back to before there even was computer science — of implementing neural networks, but for the most part these have been simulations of neural… more ›
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https://knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2022/science-of-color-perception?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email more ›
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Over eighty years ago, the rise of synthetic polymers led to one of the most successful original products ever. This product used nothing that we would consider to be technology… more ›
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This view of the cell as a contingent, constructional entity challenges our traditional idea of what a body is, and what it can be. It also opens up some remarkable… more ›
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Artist and author James Bridle discusses their book, Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence with writer and musician Claire Evans. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4I71667UXauUtUQgWtqR4Q more ›
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Artificial intelligence has deciphered the structure of virtually every protein known to science, paving the way for the development of new medicines or technologies to tackle global challenges such as… more ›
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The notion of integrity evolves with each generation. When it comes to how the idea is applied to genetics, it is worth starting to consider the moral implications of future… more ›
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Smartphones, superglue, electric cars, video chat. When does the wonder of a new technology wear off? When you get so used to its presence that you don’t think of it… more ›