Friday, January 23, 2015

Apropos

amydentata:

nfdystopian:

impossibletospell:

gxesio:

deaexlibris:

acquaintedwithrask:

thatssoscience:

Slime mold was grown on an agar gel plate shaped like America and food sources were placed where America’s large cities are. 
The result? A possible look at how to best build public transportation. 
I just really like the idea of slime mold on a map of the US. It’s beautiful.

I’m—
holy shit

I have a raging science ladyboner right now.

I’d love if we could do it on a state-by-state basis.

That same slime mold once affirmed that the Tokyo subway is pretty well-designed.  

Using slime molds as a calculator.
Using slime molds as a calculator.
Using slime molds as a calculator.

Natural computation: it’s a thing, and it’s awesome. What is the universe but a really, really complicated computer?

Slime mold was grown on an agar gel plate shaped like America and food sources were placed where America’s large cities are.
The result? A possible look at how to best build public transportation. or a comment on American cities and population growth.

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