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hummingwolf ([personal profile] hummingwolf) wrote2006-11-24 10:12 am
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In Science News

From various feeds:

Did an eco-disaster spawn complex life? Same topic: Greatest mass extinction gave oceans a face lift.

The genetic make-up of humans can vary more than previously thought.

Research article I am not nearly awake enough to do more than flick my eyes over: Algorithmic Self-Assembly of DNA Sierpinski Triangles.

Crustacean and her 425-million-year-old eggs. Pretty!

"It seems that for some people, love and intimacy might not just be undesirable but downright toxic" "His therapist apparently believed that no one could genuinely prefer solitude and that there must be a psychological block preventing this patient from seeking intimacy." Something tells me his problem wasn't intimacy, but the pressure to be someone he wasn't.

The search for truth serums. The fact that this mentions a physician called Dr. House amuses me so much. "Everybody lies."

Secrets of Hessian crucible makers--"A 500-year old mystery surrounding the centre-piece of the alchemists' lab kit has been solved by UCL (University College London) and Cardiff University archaeologists."

Patterns of visual math.

Icelandic volcano caused historic famine in Egypt. And today there's a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil....

"A lavishly illustrated "Atlas of Creation" is mysteriously turning up at schools and libraries in Turkey, proclaiming that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is the real root of terrorism." Did somebody say "Turkey"? I'm getting hungry again.
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2006-11-24 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Thought of you when I saw that, too.

[identity profile] cowboybud.livejournal.com 2006-11-24 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
The intimacy link is interesting.
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2006-11-25 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought the part where the therapist couldn't believe her patient might be happy alone was interesting.

[identity profile] bunney.livejournal.com 2006-11-25 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
The intimacy is toxic link totally describes me. The thought of a relationship terrifies me and I run away at top speed anytime someone shows a smidgen of interest. I'd rather be alone and independent for the rest of my life than to have to answer to someone else for anything.
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2006-11-25 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. I can understand that. Relationships don't have to be limiting, but far too many of them seem to be--and an awful lot of people think they should be. Okay, any relationship is going to involve taking someone else's needs into account as well as your own, but for some people the ideal seems to involve each person imposing their will on the other without remorse...

Eh, don't mind me. The original article interested me largely because of the therapist who was convinced the guy could become a happy, well-adjusted individual in the future, but couldn't believe that his happiness might be found in solitude. Anyone who thinks that it's okay to impose their views of how to live life on someone else tends to piss me off.