Physicists at the MPI-DS have investigated the variability in music pieces by different composers. They found a high initial autocorrelation of pitches, which ends relatively abruptly after a certain time, thus making further anticipation impossible. Credit: AI-generated, MPI-DS Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) have investigated to which extent a … Read more
Yves here. KLG, drawing on the ideas of Elinor Olstrom, argues that the thinking that got us into our current mess, particularly but not solely climate climate change and environmental degradation, is inherently ill-suited to come up with remedies. While heterodox ideas and experiments are our only hope, in my usual devil’s advocate manner, I … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Images of coastal houses being carried off into the sea due to eroding coastlines and powerful storm surges are becoming more commonplace as climate change brings a rising sea level coupled with more powerful storms. In the U.S. alone, coastal storms caused $165 billion in losses in 2022. Now, a study … Read more