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Margulis says that Gaia is "the series of interacting ecosystems that compose a single huge ecosystem at the Earth's surface. Period."

Contemporary American industry, disaster, and culture and consumerism as art.

Bees project a six-degree "flag" manifold (found also in the mathematics of quarks) in two dimensions to describe where and how to find the food, describing landmarks based on electromagnetic fields and the polarization levels of sunlight.

String theory, hybrid cars, and more. A good five minute introduction, then check out Wikipedia.

"get your head out from those mags / and websites who try to shape your style / take a risk just for yourself / and wade into the deep end of the ocean"

“'That is one of the mistakes a lot of people make -- believing that uncensored speech is the most free, when in fact, managed civil dialog is actually the freer speech,' he said. 'Free speech is enhanced by civility.'"

A turning point.

Most of the Daytrotter sessions are fantastic, but this set of four tracks is absolutely amazing. (Here began my discovery of the genius that is Will Oldham.)

Transcendental at points.

How children hear the conversation of adults. "GRANDMOTHER: Did you see the politics? It made me angry."

Those who get to take this course are lucky indeed.

Racism in video games (LotR, WCIII, WoW).

Laughter as an ancient and crude social lubricant. Indeed!

The absolutely perfect tool for opening one's iPod, only sixty cents. This is what Apple technicians use.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is a federal law signed by President George W. Bush on August 8, 2005, at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The act, described by proponents as an attempt to combat growing energy problems, changed US energy policy by providing tax incentives and loan guarantees for energy production of various types. The most consequential aspect of the law was to greatly increase ethanol production to be blended with gasoline. The law also repealed the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, effective February 2006.

"...we need a field dedicated to the panoramic, an academic base for the promiscuously curious." When "do one thing and do it well" just won't do.

"An interactive sonic installation based on 5.3 Million years of global climate change from the geologic record."

A blog of a professor of mine from Kansai Gaidai University. This post is particularly useful and enlightening.

Whoops. "For some, the study validates their suspicions of educational and parenting techniques that put undue emphasis on the positive: tot-level self-esteem boosterism, luxury-as-necessity entitlement, and what one calls 'instant fame-ification.'"

"Matt, why don't you like Mitt Romney?" His perfect hair, obvi.

"The unswept corners of a giant store."

All about the Japanese-English translation house Vertical Inc.

"The reaction was to the idea of the ban, not the effects of it. There was some internal hand-wringing. Some felt we were tinkering dangerously with the news. Whom would we ban next? Others loved the idea."

Jena Malone's music videos.

Yes, that Jena Malone (Donnie Darko, United States of Leland), now an actor-turned-musician.

Andrew Bird rules. "...he'll fuel his tour bus with vegetable oil-derived biodiesel, make all shows 'carbon neutral' with help from Native Energy, hawk eco-friendly merch, and even fill the green room with, well, green goods thanks to Stonyfield Farm."

Panoramas stretched to look like small planets. Amazing.

Armenian/American author. "In the time of your life, live — so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it."

"Put all of your club cards onto just one card." CVS, Stop & Shop, Big Y, etc. etc.

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