Medicine &Science Entropy | 17 Jan 2012
The New England Journal of Medicine is the oldest continuously published medical periodical, completing its second century of service to the medical community in 2012. The Journal marks its 200th anniversary this year with a timeline celebrating the scientific advances first described in its pages: the stethoscope (1816), the use of ether for anesthesia (1846), [...]
Art & Design &Science Entropy | 17 Mar 2011
IBM is celebrating their hundred year anniversary with 100 icons lauding their legacy. “Good Design is Good Business.” Amen to that. The stories that have emerged throughout our history are complex tales of big risks, lessons learned and discoveries that have transformed the way we work and live. These 100 iconic moments—demonstrate our faith in [...]
Nature &Science Entropy | 15 Nov 2010
The order that we search so intensely in Nature, is often a reflection of the order that we seek in ourselves… Making Sense Of An Imperfect World… Brief excerpt from essay by Marcelo Gleiser To accept the imperfection of Nature, that order is not the only guiding principle to explain physical reality, is a very [...]
Books &Science Entropy | 22 Jul 2010
For me chemistry represented an indefinite cloud of future potentialities which enveloped my life to come in black volutes torn by fiery flashes, like those which had hidden Mount Sinai. Like Moses, from that cloud I expected my law, the principle of order in me, around me, and in the world.– Primo Levi Most people [...]
Nature &Science Entropy | 04 Jun 2010
We are star stuff ,which has taken its destiny into its own hands. -Carl Sagan The genome pioneer J. Craig Venter has taken another step in his quest to create synthetic life, by synthesizing an entire bacterial genome and using it to take over a cell. Dr. Venter calls the result a “synthetic cell” and [...]
Meditation-Introspection &Science Entropy | 04 May 2010
This is an eloquent and inspiring essay by Adam Frank, noted astrophysicist and author.. Appreciating life quality (dwelling in situations of inherent value) rather than adhering to an increasingly higher standard of living. There will be a profound awareness of the difference between big and great. – Deep Ecology Being Human Is Different, Or What [...]