Brain Off » Emergence/Complexity http://brainoff.com/weblog Mikel Maron :: Building Digital Technology for Our Planet Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:49:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Underground Serendipity http://brainoff.com/weblog/2008/12/16/1384 http://brainoff.com/weblog/2008/12/16/1384#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:29:29 +0000 mikel http://brainoff.com/weblog/2008/12/16/1384 Social media is increasing serendipity, it’s pretty clear to me. This isn’t a very great example, but interesting to stumble across this cross-species structural similarity in two posts in the same morning. How much are human cities meta-excretions of our simple local actions.

Derinkuyu

Derinkuyu, ancient underground refuge city. via Warren Ellis”.

Ant Colony

Excavated ant colony. Placement of fungal gardens and trash rooms (the bulbous nodes between air tunnels) creates heat gradients, resulting in air flow and CO2 emissions to the surface. via BoingBoing

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