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How Is Flocking Like Computing?

Birds flock. Locusts swarm. Fish school. From chaotic assemblies of life, order somehow emerges. In this episode, co-host Steven Strogatz interviews the evolutionary ecologist Iain Couzin about how and why collective behaviors arise. The post How Is Flocking Like Computing?

US debates while China implements Cyber Force concept

As the US debates establishing an independent Cyber Force, China has made its functional equivalent, the People’s Liberation Army-Strategic Support Force (PLA-SSF), a cornerstone of its military modernization program. This month, the US think tank Foundation for Defense of

Cell Rot – “Shadow People” & “Cosmic Vertigo”

Oakland’s Cell Rot make a blindingly fast and dirty form of hardcore punk that recalls the earliest days of powerviolence. The songs aren’t necessarily short, but they lurch and drool and shift in unpredictable directions. I don’t know what the band members look like, and I’d

Defend our public lands

Our public lands are not mere commodities; they are invaluable assets that define our national character and sustain our collective well-being.

Africa: Qatar Supports ICRC Operations in South Sudan

[ICRC] With funding from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has signed a grant agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to support the latter's relief aid for people fleeing the conflict in Sudan and seeking refuge or

Fine, Here’s The Corpse Paint Cosmetics Ad

Look. We know. Big companies have been using subcultural fashion to market consumer goods since before any of us were born. Also, Norwegian black metal, with its extreme backstories and its all-encompassing aesthetic, has been fodder for jokes since the music first came into