by lifepatternsemerging | Mar 13, 2019 | chemical patterns, chemistry
Slime Gooey Slime seems the opposite of pattern. Yet there is an underlying pattern called a polymer. Moreover, the polymers are crosslinked, forming yet a larger pattern. Slime is in the ocean, in our bodies, in our yards. Our bodies make some kinds. Kids make a...
by lifepatternsemerging | Feb 10, 2019 | abstraction in art, Uncategorized
Kathy has such a great way of explaining abstraction in art. Watch her YouTube video. Abstraction is a key concept in our modeling, games and art, so will be an ongoing topic for us.
by lifepatternsemerging | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our game Tolerance shows how segregation emerges even when individuals are relatively tolerant. In our game, we use two types of crabs with arbitrary differences. Both types are tolerant, so there’s no asymmetry or one-sidedness. The game includes an alternative...
by lifepatternsemerging | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Here’s an example of what Kathy suggested in her common on the spiral coloring book. One pair of complimentary colors is blue and orange. Below is the original image from the coloring book:
by lifepatternsemerging | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a recent post, I discussed how looking at forests and fractals evokes a sense of awe. The research studies found that natural fractal structures, like trees, and man-made fractals, like certain art, stimulates awe, altruism. It might be that looking at these...
by lifepatternsemerging | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Many scientists have confessed to experiencing awe when beholding nature’s vast complexity of forms. But only recently have researchers systematically studied causes and consequence of experiencing awe. One cause of awe is vastness of scope, size or complexity,...
