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  1. What does neuroscience tell us about the links between changes of scenery and creative problem solving?
  2. If Neanderthals survived today, would humans be less apt to see themselves as so distanced from other animals? http://tiny.cc/vUEXd
  3. The physics of bubbles is surprisingly interesting: http://tiny.cc/rc97p Example: shrimp snap their claws to fire bubbles at prey.
  4. We now have rapid 3D prototyping for manufacturers, but when will it be cheap and fast enough for two people merely having a conversation?
  5. Is there a word for items that create their own market? (I don't mean innovative items; I mean ones that exist as "fat of the system")
  6. Looking for a several-day hike in Italy or surrounding areas. Any recommendations?
  7. Fun to see math objections used in new ways. For instance, a vector with matrices as components has a nonzero cross product with itself!
  8. New blog post on best scientist blogs. http://tiny.cc/TbC72 What are your own favorites?
  9. Meditation is the best antidote I've discovered to information overload. Any competing theories?
  10. @cipher3d ...with respect to a set of observables of concern. Prediction may be adequate for some, not for others. Hence, subjectivity.
  11. Marvel at the sheer accessibility of information: http://ideas.bighugelabs.com/
  12. Difficult yet crucial question in physics: disregard the seemingly "nonphysical" mathematical result or follow the math where it takes you?
  13. Children who speak foreign languages always seem so eloquent and intelligent. Shows how subjectively and narrowly we judge competence!
  14. Order & chaos are only defined with respect to an intelligent species. Might an alien species see order in our chaos & chaos in our order?
  15. Followed through this morning on suggestion from @prateektandon to write a personal "scientific manifesto". Highly recommended to all.
  16. @USCFrontlineSMS Back when I was a kid, India didn't "schedule" their blackouts. That country has come a long way.
  17. @ahumanhead Welcome to the cult! We're having punch tomorrow in the courtyard if you care to join us.
  18. What exactly is human intelligence and what are the essential conditions for it to exist? Can it exist in much larger systems?
  19. @matrixfrog Yes, http://theindependentlearne..., its exclusively about independent learning. Some content now, more in the coming weeks.
  20. I've never given birth to a child, but I imagine starting a new blog offers roughly the same mixture of frustration and pride.