Mon Dec 9 06:00:01 EST 2019 ======================================== Slept from ten-thirty to six. Rain. Areas of fog. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Work ---------------------------------------- - Noon call with AppFolio (backup, recovery) Done. - Answer Entrata questions about utility billing Done. - Update Laketree rents Done. - 2 PM discuss Comcast marketing agreement Done. - Review AppFolio and Entrata API's Done. Home ---------------------------------------- https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday/segments/parker-solar-probe-slime-molds-dec-6-2019-part-1 > Over the past two months, we’ve received dozens of listener suggestions—everything from turtles to tardigrades. We had to choose just one, and we’re starting simple—single celled simple. Our first charismatic creature is Physarum polycephalum, the “multi-headed” slime mold. > Despite having no brain or neurons and being just one giant goopy cell, these slime molds keep defying our expectations. They can solve mazes, recreate the Tokyo railway network (animation below), learn, and even anticipate events. They can make rational and irrational choices that mirror our own. Not to mention they’re visually stunning too. Watched some anime — That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Servings: grains 4/6, fruit 3/4, vegetables 5/4, dairy 3/2, meat 4/3, nuts 0/0.5 Breakfast: orange, cucumber, tomato, banana, egg, avocado Brunch: coffee Lunch: apple, yogurt, tomato Afternoon snack: coffee Dinner: fries, steak sub 127/79 -22