DrahflowJun 23
✧✦Catherine✦✧

hold on. holdonholdon

the Schmitt trigger, the one used in basically all digital electronics, is inspired by a biological object? More specifically, _the_ squid giant axon?? I can't believe I'm only learning this now despite hearing a lot of things about Schmitt triggers _and_ squid giant axons!

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Show threadJPJun 23
@whitequark hah TIL too
Show threadGrace Vulpes AlopexJun 23

@whitequark

I'm sorry, I read "holdonholdon" and immediately thought holdonadon.social

Show threadCyberFrogJun 23
@whitequark I actually don't know of a single electronic component that isn't just a copy of nature on some level, humans are innovative in the sense that we take inspiration from what is around us and jam it into new shit to see if it works, and not much else lol
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Jun 23
@froge there are similarities between systems everywhere, but citing something specific as a direct inspiration is different
Show thread𝔏𝔬𝔯𝔡 𝔚𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔣𝔦𝔫Jun 23
@whitequark Thank you! This is glorious "today I learned" department...
https://web.archive.org/web/20151001140145/http://160.94.102.47/Otto_Images/PavekOHSbio.pdf
Show threadBat Master FreshJun 23
@whorfin @whitequark
Show threadlolcatJun 23

@whorfin

Off topic (so not copying the OP): Your username made me laugh. Big Banzai fan.

Show threadFritz AdalisJun 23
@whitequark @delroth
Maybe the squid had spies in the research lab and stole the plans to use in their axons?
Show threadrk: it’s hyphen-minus actuallyJun 23

@whitequark

Kleene’s original paper describing regular languages as a formalism, that is, regular expressions…was using them to describe neuronal behavior.

Show threadTimon 🛠Jun 23
@whitequark thats really cool
Show threadIrenes (many)Jun 23
@whitequark oh cool!!!!