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Microbial biogeochemistry, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Maximum Entropy Production (MEP). Defining how life differs from fire, maybe. he/him
And the 2015 "cruise" ... life as a scientist 😁
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
And the 2015 "cruise" ... life as a scientist 😁
Woot, this news continues to put a big smile on my face! Congrats (again) Julie!! 🎉🙌
October 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Woot, this news continues to put a big smile on my face! Congrats (again) Julie!! 🎉🙌
Those are insane. When my son and I harvested reapers we wore gloves and eye protection 😭 🔥🔥🔥 He also had some stomach issues after eating just a small bite.
October 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Those are insane. When my son and I harvested reapers we wore gloves and eye protection 😭 🔥🔥🔥 He also had some stomach issues after eating just a small bite.
Congratulations Julie!! 🎉
October 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Congratulations Julie!! 🎉
Ugh, disappointing to see the bias continue into cyberspace.
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ugh, disappointing to see the bias continue into cyberspace.
However, as Philip Morrison states in his 1964 paper, A thermodynamic characterization of self-reproduction: "Nearly all the manifest visual and mechanical intricacy of organisms, like their apt behavior, turns out to be without quantitative thermodynamic importance." Beauty is not low entropy 😁
September 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
However, as Philip Morrison states in his 1964 paper, A thermodynamic characterization of self-reproduction: "Nearly all the manifest visual and mechanical intricacy of organisms, like their apt behavior, turns out to be without quantitative thermodynamic importance." Beauty is not low entropy 😁