Very Short History of the Planet Earth
John Baez has written a Very Short History of the Planet Earth. He says, “The Earth has survived some remarkable disasters. To keep our tale brief, let us focus on four: the Big Splat about 4.55
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Crowdsourced 3D City
If a million monkeys typing can write Hamlet, can a million tourists’ snapshots map out a 3D picture of Rome? The answer is yes. And Venice, too. There are more than 2 million photos on Flickr
Social Media Venn
I thought there was some truth in this Venn diagram of behavioral disorders and social media. You can get the diagram on a T-shirt.
Evolution of Origin of Species
Ben Fy has visualized the evolution of Darwin’s text as he edited and updated his On the Origin of Species. Fry says: We often think of scientific ideas, such as Darwin’s theory of evolution,
Oldest Living Things in The World
Besides the canonical Bristlecone Pine, there are many other organism on earth that will outlive you. Photographer Rachel Sussman has been traveling around the world to find and photograph them.
Remix of Out of Control
The other day I got a note from a Danish guy who is a fan of my book OUT OF CONTROL. He found my ideas great but my presentation “frustrating.” But unlike my other “frustrated” readers,
Proverbs for the Future
Anne Herbert was a gifted writer who edited CoEvolution Quarterly (the periodic magazine of the Whole Earth Catalog) before I did in the early 1980s. We never worked together, or were close friends,
Portal to the Id: World Weekly News
I don’t care what you say, the World Weekly News was an awesome publication. Like the Men in Black said, you get to hear about alien landings months in advance of any other source. I subscribed to
The Rippies, New Yippies on the Right
Salon ran a very insightful article on the rise of the new yippies on the right: Glenn Beck is the new Abbie Hoffman. It’s very prescient. The author suggests that like the radical yippies in the
Family of Five Tandem
I live near the Pacific, along highway 1, which winds along the length of California (mostly). Two days ago I was riding my bicycle along a coastal path around noon, when coming around a curve in the
