
Science Matters: We can learn from nature's gen...
We have much to learn by studying nature and taking the time to tease out its secrets. Biomimicry , a word coined by biolo...
For a while there yesterday I was gnashing my teeth about Colin Powell’s endorsement of Obama, and spent a lot of time trying to come up with a revised definition of the Powell Doctrine (force as a last resort, and then used in overwhelming quantity–yawn. . .), since the new Powell-Obama Doctrine would seem to be something like all drone and no predator. Really, what to make of Powell’s comment that “Obama got us out of one war while not getting us into any new ones”? I guess Powell buys the Libya as a “kinetic action” line. I can see it now: a whole new line of Powell-inspired G.I. Joe “kinetic action” figures as Christmas gifts at Montessori schools everywhere. But I appraised the genius of Powell’s endorsement when I saw Chris Matthews’ reaction to it: “Do we really want to go back to people who got us into war in Iraq?” I’m sure by this Matthews means that a President ...
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We have much to learn by studying nature and taking the time to tease out its secrets. Biomimicry , a word coined by biolo...