The Original Macro

from WIRED The Puzzle of How Large-Scale Order Emerges in Complex Systems With a new framework, researchers believe they could be close to explaining how regularities emerge on macro scales out of systems made up of uncountable constituent parts. by Philip Ball CLIP:...

Shelley Duvall At Peace

from The Mercury News Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75 She starred in several Robert Altman films, including “Thieves Like Us,” “Nashville, “Popeye,” “Three Women” and “McCabe & Ms. Miller” By Jake Coyle | Associated Press Shelley...

Dead Alive Again

from The LA Times How Dead & Company found new life at the Las Vegas Sphere By Mikael Wood, Pop Music Critic  LAS VEGAS —   Four hours or so before they’re due beneath the massive wraparound video screen at Sphere, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and John...

Astronaut Robots Coming

from The Wall Street Journal A New Age of Materials Is Dawning, for Everything From Smartphones to Missiles Labor-intensive manufacturing has limited the use of lighter, stronger composites but that may change with emerging techniques By Christopher Mims There have...