The fast turtle - transcending the (un)commonhttp://www.thefastturtle.netThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:55:31 GMTMon, 19 Nov 2007 12:55:31 GMTLifestyle / Humanities / arts2880From Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins The following pieces are quoted from the book, out of context, but somehow conveying a piece of minding that seems relevant beyond the boundaries of the particular story. For the story of life, death and evolution and more importantly, how we think of it all, is...http://www.thefastturtle.net/content.asp?content_id=1507&category_id=4Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:48:43 GMT “The physics community is mostly divided into two groups,” Johannes Kofler tells PhysOrg.com. “One group believes that quantum theory is underlying the classical world, and that classical physics comes from the quantum. The other group thinks that quantum physics has to be altered...http://www.thefastturtle.net/content.asp?content_id=1509&category_id=4Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:58:38 GMT As things currently stand, computers have some pretty severe limitations when it comes to image analysis, as they frequently misidentify the basic components of an image. That leaves humans the undisputed champs at recognizing significant features of photographs. From a military and intelligence pe...http://www.thefastturtle.net/content.asp?content_id=1508&category_id=4Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:55:47 GMT Tantalising traces of the building blocks of life have been spotted in nearby galaxies. However, working out the identity of these carbon-containing molecules, and when they became abundant, is proving tricky, say astronomers. more, including conflicting views here ...http://www.thefastturtle.net/content.asp?content_id=1512&category_id=4Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:13:48 GMT ...http://www.thefastturtle.net/content.asp?content_id=1513&category_id=4Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:26:38 GMT