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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Return of the Golden Fleece
Back in the 1970s and 1980s, Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin used to hand out what he called the “Golden Fleece Awards” to ridicule perceived misuses of federal funds. In the case of research funded by federal agencies, the projects … Continue reading
Embodied intelligence in slime molds…
More on this later: http://news.yahoo.com/puddles-goo-brainless-slime-molds-memories-190525442.html Slime molds remember where they’ve been using the slime they leave behind. Ariadne’s thread, Hansel’s bread crumb, Physarum‘s slime.
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