Ingressing Minds: Causal, Non-Physical Patterns In-Form Natural, Synthetic, and Hybrid Embodiments
Biologist Michael Levin Proposes Non-Physical Patterns Shape Minds and Bodies -- Levin argues that living things (and possibly machines/AI too) aren't fully explained by physics and biology alone. He thinks there's a "space" of abstract patterns — similar to how mathematicians talk about numbers or geometric truths existing independently of any physical thing — and that minds, body shapes, and behaviors are bodies "tapping into" or being shaped by patterns from that space, not just mechanically built from genes and environment.

*Highly recommend you drop this link into Claude and ask for the simplest summary possible (also very cool graphics in the research!)

📁 New Market Research!

From Smoke to Software: Nicotine, Attention, and Technological Stagnation in Postwar America

Chair Prototype 001 by Chengtao Yi

The chair is made of lenticular prints and wood.

Artist: Antti Laitinen

 

Voyage (2008)

Broken Landscape (2017-2019)

via https://anttilaitinen.com/

L’invisible, The Rock Boat

 

L’invisible is an artificial rock that can be driven and moved around. The sea-faring boat comes from the mind of a French artist named Julien Berthier.

According to Berthier’s website, the boat was designed to explore and ask questions about the boating industry and the unintended environmental effects of humans. 

I am always drawn to work that subtly modifies an environment or object. The unexpected alteration or juxtaposition that can turn something ordinary into art or a statement has always been really interesting to me. It caught my attention and I thought it was worth sharing.

The same artist previously made a floating sculpture from a large sailboat that had been modified to appear as if it is capsizing – it was called Love-love and the artist described it as a permanent and mobile image of a wrecked ship that has become a functional and safe leisure object.

💾 DON.EARTH REPORT

This report will help you identify acceptable shoes to wear.

👉Donload The Full Report 

📁 Research: Togo Furniture

The Togo line of design furniture for Ligne Roset was first presented to the public in Paris in October 1973, and remains one of the iconic furniture lines of the 20th Century. Its weird bohemian vibe and sensual curves can make any room instantly more interesting and nappable (nappable can be defined as the qualities or conditions that create a good nap). 

🎨 Artist: Rob Mulholland

Rob Mulholland is a sculptor and environmental artist based in the United Kingdom who exhibits throughout the U.K and world-wide and undertakes both public and private commissions.

Halt And Catch Fire 💾

Steph and I recently finished AMC's Halt & Catch Fire series. 

How have more people not watched this show? It's incredible. A true love letter to the personal computer and early internet culture. 

®esearch: Akari Lamps

Nothing can kill a room's good energy faster than BAD lighting. We've all experienced it. Walking into someone's place and feeling like you just stepped into a Walgreens. You hate to see it and even worse, it's hard to pay attention because you are trying not stroke out on account of all those lumens. Kelvins kill. 

We can read your mind: "OMG don.earth is my home poorly lit? How do I make my home lit in a good way? When you hear someone say it’s lit, are they referring to their home’s interior lighting?"

We've been conducting some deep ®esearch on interior lighting and are proud to share with you our latest learnings.

We recently discovered the work of American/Japanese artist and designer Isamu Noguchi.