Is cognition all in the head (neurons)? Here we suggest that cognition is a complex multiscale information processing distributed across every single cell in the body 😎 We focus on the immune / neuro tandem ⁦Michael Levin⁩ E. Shmeleva frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

“as per my last email”

Intersex athletes are not "men pretending to be women". and they're not enforcing pronouns. I actually don't think XY athletes should compete against women in combat sports. But the erasure of Imane Khelif's intersex status to score points against trans activists is galling.

Stock market collapse in Japan Shares of Japan's three largest commercial banks collapsed 13-15%, according to trading data before the close. Shares of Japan's largest bank, MUFG, collapsed by 21%. This is the biggest drop in history. Japan's stock market has fallen more than

Breaking news: Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped more than 12% as global markets were rattled by the prospect of a US recession on.ft.com/4fx5aOP

Nearly 33 years of (near) Zero Interest Rates (ZIRP) and 23 years of Quantitative Easing come at a price you eventually must pay. (Japan was always mentioned by the QE fools as a place where the strategy worked).

“Ja maar China”

Na het zien van indrukwekkende AI-films deze zomer, werd ik geïnspireerd om 2 dagen mijn tanden te zetten in het tot leven wekken van de schilderijen van Vermeer met #RunwayGen3. Dit is het resultaat: 'A Tribute to Vermeer', met een vleugje editing en sound design.

Want to know how something came from nothing? bigthink.com/the-well/how-t…

Mark Zuckerberg had a giant statue of his wife created and installed in their yard “Bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife,”

“De scheidslijn tussen het juridisch aanpakken van desinformatie en overheidscensuur ís al behoorlijk dun. En die maakt Breton op deze manier nog dunner.” nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/08…

It is official. The Mediterranean sea surface temperature has just set a new heat record. The average sea surface temperature just hit a staggering +28.15°C. 18 out of the top 20 hottest days for the Mediterranean sea surface have been observed in the last 13 months alone.

This has been astonishingly obvious in our acre of butterfly-friendly land Almost nothing until a few weeks ago, but numbers still massively down. Nowhere near as many bees either Silent Spring is here theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Here is my scientific update TED Talks of the state of the Planet. The planet is changing faster than expected, hitting harder on people across the world. We must admit we have underestimated risks. Tipping points are approaching fast. Window open? Yes go.ted.com/YvVKR

#zomergasten álle afleveringen van de schoonheid en de troost zijn hier te bekijken: vpro.nl/programmas/van…

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See this paper by Maarten Boudry Maarten Boudry for a careful analysis of one of the key concerns. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/22788/

Public transport in Finland is on another level.

This robot is controlled by a fungus. The fungus' mycelia senses the environment and emits "action potential–like spiking voltages" to control the motors and valves.

Cornell researchers have created robots controlled by king oyster mushrooms! Using mycelium’s electrical signals, these biohybrid robots can sense light and adapt their movement. This breakthrough in robotics blends biology with technology, opening doors for future applications