“A sandcastle is not fixed and given but is fluid and changing. Tunnels and towers may collapse as the sun shines; the fortifications may get undermined. The work of erosion and sedimentation may slowly alter the sandcastle or there may be sudden ruptures as the walls collapse.” So writes distinguished professor John Urry of the […]
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A grain of sand, a line of code, and everything
William Blake had a grain of sand that simulates the world. Stanford University now has “Software [that] Emulates [the] Lifespan of [an] Entire Organism“. Here’s Blake’s take: Auguries of Innocence by William Blake [pictured here] TO see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of […]