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Philosophy

the wisdom of clouds

Clouds show that form can recur without becoming fixed, and that identity may be less a hidden essence than a pattern sustained through change.

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environment

Symmetry of Nature: An African Fluid Dynamical Topography Map

Beautiful. Natural systems here approximating to optimal functions for energy dispersion (as fluid dynamics) relative to a topography and geography (as much as geology) that they then proceed to reflexively shape and mold. It is no coincidence that the pinnacle of technological sophistication converges on nature’s own approximations. In this case – note how the […]