Design Pattern: How to Build An Artificial Reef
If you are into the sea or vast oceans and its biosphere, then this is an instruction for you on how to hack nature. I will try and describe what an artificial reef is and then I am going to try and make a design pattern that you can use if you want to build your own local reef. You can copy the instructions and re-post them or improve them. If you were to improve this design pattern then let me know and I can post the better version. Kopimi!
Artificial Reefs
“For a structure to be given the true title “Artificial Reef” it must conform to the four following requirements:
1. Stability
2. [...]
Mesquite: A Modular System for Evolutionary Analysis
Mesquite is software for evolutionary biology, designed to help biologists analyze comparative data about organisms. Its emphasis is on phylogenetic analysis, but some of its modules concern population genetics, while others do non-phylogenetic [...]
Biomimicry
I just saw this highly inspiring TED Talk from Janine Benyus on biomimicry. In this talk Benyus describes how nature solves certain problems and how mankind can copy these solutions and remix them into new inventions and new technologies.
What is biomimicry then? Well, according to Wikipedia biomimicry is:
“(from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is an ancient concept recently returning to scientific thought that examines nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements— and emulates or takes inspiration from them to solve human problems sustainably. Scientific and engineering literature often uses the term Biomimetics for the process of understanding and applying biological principles to human designs. This includes biomaterials, [...]
