We’re All Aphids
Think about plankton – not Plankton, Mr. Krab’s Spongebob nemesis – the real stuff, adrift out there in the wide, wide, wide, wide sea. Plankton is a plant that converts sunlight and nutrients or other, creepier stuff, into energy that it converts to matter to become, well, plankton. So, what IS plankton, in the grand…
Cap’n Blackthumb Uncovers a Plot Most Foul
A thick, steamy afternoon, a stubborn 3D printer, and one offhand Google article about plant intelligence — and suddenly the whole paradigm flips. Cap’n Blackthumb has uncovered the longest-running conspiracy in human history, and it’s growing right over your bookcase.
The Duck is Loose
Someone once told me that the most difficult argument is with a stupid person who happens to be right. I knew I’d win that one right off. So, as is nothing new, I’m having an existential crisis. Holy goose is loose, Batman! My alter ego is a jerk! I’ve never liked superheroes. Adam West’s Batman…
Beware the Wilted Frog
Did you ever wonder why laptops don’t fit in your lap? Or why you don’t have the kind of lap into which the laptop will fit? Is it the design of the thing, or you the defective one? I’m writing this on the pricey little tablet my wife bought at Costco for me. What doesn’t…
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