Tuesday, June 20, 2017
a blog, whatever...
“Mind evolving” means whatever you choose. I choose to keep the meaning open.
This blog title (attached to a URL created over 12 years ago) has no given meaning, other than the ordinariness of “mind” (the quote marks are important) and the nebulousness of “evolving.” So, I have a blog with that title, whatever it’s made
to mean.
Monday, June 19, 2017
2004 — June, 2017
This blog (“me” hereafter) began in mid-October, 2004, was very active for about five years, trailed off in frequency of postings, stopped in 2010, then got a couple of updates in 2014.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
aspiring to hyperhumanity is integral
for our nature
Today, it's reported that researchers have identified a new batch of genes that slow the aging process. This may not seem to be news, but it's a reminder that the aspiration for immortality is becoming Big Science.
By the way, recalling that Darwin wrote "He who understands baboon would do more towards metaphysics than Locke" (Notebook M, 1838; quoted in Baboon Metaphysics), today's research is about genes shared by worms and humans.
More primordially still, this week's Science presents the complete genome of a species of algae that specifies eukaryotic functions shared by plants and animals. This kind of research into biomechanics has importance for aspirations to design artificial life, as well as for astrobiological venturing. Given the increasing liklihood that life begins easily and easily evolves to higher forms—relatively quickly—doing bioglyphics outstrips metaphysical pretense (that history of conceptualist mythics) scientifically, as real bio-ontology or biontology.
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