Unshackling Evolution: Evolving Soft Robots with Multiple Materials

Evolution in action: random iterations "evolve" in computer simulation by rewarding for improvements in speed.

http://youtu.be/EXuR_soDnFo

'quantum computers’

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130516-big-bets-on-quantum-computers/1

Beat boxing to Julie-Oh - very cool by Pentatonix

Here's a fiery performance in a more traditional style by the virtuosic cellist Joshua Roman:


Here's the original more classic version by its composer, Mark Summer.

This video makes a good point.

This video makes a good point about how we see ourselves:

Mosquito netting for cherry trees

http://www.mosquitocurtain.com/store/raw-netting.html?gclid=COPdrrraircCFQdgMgodu2EA9Q

The netting should be taut enough to pass a "bounce test" so it doesn't ensnare animals.
http://www.bats.org.au/downloads/garden_fruit_trees_and_wildlife_08.pdf

You can assemble panels of netting using duct tape:
http://youtu.be/piUlQmIF-AM

Society is doomed.

Almost every one of Western Civilization's greatest philosophers believed that popular culture drove politics, not vice versa, which is one of the many reasons they prized good manners, humility, and a sense of common humanity.  A society with no boundaries, no sense of propriety or shame is doomed. Period.   DG

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