26th
reborn
What the Long, Strange Trip of Tejate, a Maize-based Mexican Drink, reveals about a Worldwide Agricultural System at a Crossroads
[and other such fun courtesy of the university of chicago]
lonely astronaut
“In their arguments with Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins, the faithful have been defending the existence of God. That was the easy debate. The real challenge is going to come from people who feel the existence of the sacred, but who think that particular religions are just cultural artifacts built on top of universal human traits. It’s going to come from scientists whose beliefs overlap a bit with Buddhism.
In unexpected ways, science and mysticism are joining hands and reinforcing each other. That’s bound to lead to new movements that emphasize self-transcendence but put little stock in divine law or revelation. Orthodox believers are going to have to defend particular doctrines and particular biblical teachings. They’re going to have to defend the idea of a personal God, and explain why specific theologies are true guides for behavior day to day. I’m not qualified to take sides, believe me. I’m just trying to anticipate which way the debate is headed. We’re in the middle of a scientific revolution. It’s going to have big cultural effects.”
the universe is full
of more than light can show us
dust, darkness, a choir of darklight
the brilliance behind our eyes
limning our thoughts to flesh and bone
light into dark all that an eye can tell us
hands tell the stories of time and dance
skin, the memory of love
hearts hope
mouths desire
we are but time made flesh
brittle bones and flight
Math research team maps E8 - MIT News Office
old news but something i’ve been thinking about recently.
Seed: Paola Antonelli + Benoit Mandelbrot
The curator and the mathematician discuss fractals, architecture, and the death of Euclid.