[box]This post originally appeared on the FTMF.info planning blog.[/box] In this post, let’s explore the link between the twin worlds of microbiology and creative thought, drawing inspiration from three brilliant scientific discoveries. Labcoats on, people! 1. Sponges If a sea sponge (phylum porifera) is forced through a sieve to disintegrate it down to its cellular […]
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The Skinner Box
In B. F. Skinner’s famous experiment in operant conditioning, a lab rat is placed inside a container and rewarded with a food pellet on completion of a task, triggered by an external stimulus such as a light, a sound or a shock. The pattern of reward becomes increasingly inconsistent, following a ‘schedule of reinforcement’ controlled […]
Artists of the Week #35
Link: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) Janelle Monáe (29) of Montreal (13) DJ Food (10) LCD Soundsystem (9) Andreya Triana (8)
Fancy Fast Food
Anyone for Spicy Chicken Sushi à la KFC? Remix your takeaway and make it gourmet – Fancy Fast Food
The Future of Love
Love is here to stay Human beings are hard-wired to love. As babies, we rely solely on the love of our parents for our survival. As adults, our instinct to love keeps us producing those babies. So what is the future for love? Guest blogger Lindsey Mountford investigates: Love is a drug. The state we […]