Andreas SondereggerNov 8, 2023
Björn Brembs

What a remarkable writer (and human being) Philip Ball is! This article captures a large part of what the current paradigm shift in biology is all about. This shift has been happening for a decade or more now and is still ongoing.

"How Life Really Works"
By Philip Ball : "Just as I uncovered a new way to understand life, I got news about my own."
https://nautil.us/how-life-really-works-435813/

How Life Really Works

Just as I uncovered a new way to understand life, I got news about my own.

Nautilus
Nov 7, 2023 at 4:22pmBuffer
Show threadPeter MolemanNov 7, 2023
@brembs One of the few authors I order a book unseen.
Show threadMelissaNov 7, 2023
@brembs I just read a review last night and I'm adding it to my holds list at the library. Thanks for the serendipity.
Show threadPierre de BuylNov 7, 2023
@brembs And he is on mastodon: @philipcball
Show threadBjörn BrembsNov 7, 2023
@pdebuyl @philipcball
Ah, I hadn't seen any posts by him, yet.
Show threadPierre de BuylNov 7, 2023
@brembs @philipcball He is not very active here yet, I am somehow hoping that it will change 🤓
Show threadMr. CompletelyNov 8, 2023
@brembs beautifully lucid writing, fantastic skill at conveying complex ideas clearly without compromising their integrity. Excellent read, thank you
Show threadneville parkNov 8, 2023

@brembs "The best we can currently say is that we—each of us as individuals—are self-sustaining patterns that become imposed on matter."

*nods Neoplatonically*

(here via @Mikal)

Show threadKo-Fan Chen 陳克帆Nov 8, 2023
@brembs
"But our DNA is not alive, nor can it somehow “give” life to the whole. Rather, it provides resources and possibilities: no more and no less. Life is the spinning itself, while it lasts."
I always find #Biology is very compatible with #Zen #Buddhism
Show threadBjörn BrembsNov 8, 2023

@kofanchen

I'm no Zen expert, but biology certainly defies western linearity stereotypes 😆