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@HybridMind42@mastodonapp.uk · 22h ago
Over the past series of posts, I’ve been exploring how systems fail—and how some persist. Across engineering, biology, and digital systems, the same structural patterns keep appearing. This post brings them together. It’s a simple index of ten case studies, each showing a different way a system can fail, adapt, or disappear. No new theory here—just the map. “The Boundary Failure Series — A Master Index of Systemic Persistence” https://substack.com/@hybridmind42/note/c-249620403?r=75c2ac #SystemsThinking #ComplexSystems #BoundaryDynamics #BFPF #HybridMind42 #FailureAnalysis #Resilience #Engineering #Biology #Physics #StructuralAnalysis #Adaptation
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · 3d ago
Coral reefs are secretly connected across vast oceans – and that’s crucial for their survival https://theconversation.com/coral-reefs-are-secretly-connected-across-vast-oceans-and-thats-crucial-for-their-survival-278424 #ecology #marine #biology #science #STEM
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@tksst@fediscience.org · 5d ago
🦦🍫 Giant #otter triplets born at #Chester Zoo weigh about 200 grams each at birth. These offspring of first-time parents Bonita and Manu belong to the largest otter species on Earth. The pups will eventually reach 2 meters in length and weigh more than 30 kg. 👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/new-otter-babies/ #otters #wildlife #conservation #biology #nature #animals #zoology #chesterzoo #science #ecosystem #mammals
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@pling@mastodonapp.uk · 5d ago
I've finished the octopus and labelled him, and also stitched a bit more of the tree, adding the label for the Gastropods. A little bit more tree to do then I'm on to the last two animals of this part – the nudibranch and the snail. Pattern by Climbing Goat Designs. #WIPWednesday #WIP #crossStitch #biology
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@drrjv@vmst.io · 5d ago
What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels? Evolution has created the flagellar motor, a combination propeller/brain that enables single-celled bacteria to move toward food sources. It’s an electric motor that rotates at several hundred revolutions per second — faster than the flywheel in a race car engine — to twirl a tail-like flagellum that pushes the cell along. When the flagellar motor rotates counterclockwise, it propels the cell through the water 10 or more times its own length in a second. https://bit.ly/4vISKM5 #Evolution #creationalism #biology
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@Dormouse@troet.cafe · Apr 18, 2026
#Wildlife #biology, #ecology, and #animalwelfare research present a consistent picture: wildlife populations regulate themselves when habitats are intact and natural predators are present. Hobby hunting as a leisure activity is not a conservation service. And #ecosystem s do not collapse without hobby hunters. For as long as myths continue to shape policy, evidence-based wildlife management will remain the exception. https://wildbeimwild.com/en/jagdlobby-mythen-6-behauptungen-im-faktencheck/
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 17, 2026
Meet kungaka – ‘the hidden one’. This ancient lizard could be the rarest reptile in Australia https://theconversation.com/meet-kungaka-the-hidden-one-this-ancient-lizard-could-be-the-rarest-reptile-in-australia-279561 #biology #nature #science #STEM
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@AcademicEurope@mstdn.business · Apr 14, 2026
Job Alert Leiter:in (m/w/d) Deadline: 2026-05-08  Location: Germany - Dortmund   https://www.academiceurope.com/ads/leiterin-m-w-d/ #hiring #AnalyticalScience #LabManagement #QualityManagement #LifeSciences #chemistry #physics #biology #leadership
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 12, 2026
The human body isn’t a masterpiece of design – it’s a patchwork of evolutionary compromise https://theconversation.com/the-human-body-isnt-a-masterpiece-of-design-its-a-patchwork-of-evolutionary-compromise-279343 #anatomy #biology #evolution #science #STEM
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@HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com · Apr 12, 2026
[inhales deeply, holds breath] Um... dude... have you ever, like, wondered why, you know, humans don't have tails? [exhales slowly] https://www.popsci.com/science/why-humans-dont-have-tails/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark #stem #science #biology #evolution #humans #interesting
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@pling@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 01, 2026
I'm working on the cephalopods on the Animals Tree of Life – I've finished the nautilus now and have made a start on the octopus. Pattern by Climbing Goat Designs. #WIPWednesday #WIP #crossStitch #biology
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 31, 2026
These snakes steal poison from their prey—here's how they know they have enough https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/these-snakes-steal-poison-from-their-prey-heres-how-they-know-they-have/ #zoology #biology #nature #science #STEM
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 27, 2026
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how https://theconversation.com/mosquitoes-carrying-malaria-are-evolving-more-quickly-than-insecticides-can-kill-them-researchers-pinpoint-how-275391 #immunology #health #science #STEM #biology
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 25, 2026
The world’s great fish migrations are collapsing – that’s a problem for millions of people https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-great-fish-migrations-are-collapsing-thats-a-problem-for-millions-of-people-278970 #biology #nature #climatechange #science #STEM
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@13@2137.social · Mar 24, 2026
Venus Flytrap Takes Ride Through a Particle Accelerator https://hackaday.com/2026/03/23/venus-flytrap-takes-ride-through-a-particle-accelerator/ #Science #Biology #Cellularbiology #Particleaccelerator #Radiation
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@HollyCo26588808__dup_31736@universeodon.com · Mar 11, 2026
Africa gave us people. But more than that, Africa gave us 'shrooms https://phys.org/news/2026-03-african-species-evolutionary-magic-mushrooms.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark #stem #science #biology #evolution #ecology #mushrooms #spiffy
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@brainsmatter__dup_34864@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 10, 2026
What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ https://theconversation.com/what-does-the-appendix-do-biologists-explain-the-complicated-evolution-of-this-inconvenient-organ-277012 #biology #health #science #STEM
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@elshara@www.mediacy.net · Mar 09, 2026
This is how you know #woke #ideology has gone too far. When believing in original #biology gets you fined for bothering to state your #opinion and or #facts as either or in #British #Columbia #Canada resulting in a #news worthy #human #rights violation. https://www.infowars.com/posts/the-750000-opinion-how-a-canadian-tribunal-silenced-a-school-trustee/
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@NewsDesk__dup_1582@flipboard.social · Mar 04, 2026
Colossal Biosciences Inc. plans to resurrect extinct species like the woolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, and dodo bird. Proponents of the idea say the tools could help save species on the brink of extinction. Critics question whether the plans are ethical or safe, even if the company’s dubious claims are plausible. Read more from @npr@flipboard.com https://flip.it/qFSqwh #Mammoth #Science #Extinction #Animals #Biology
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@AcademicEurope@mstdn.business · Mar 03, 2026
Job Alert Technical Assistant Deadline: 2026-03-20  Location: Germany - Heidelberg   https://www.academiceurope.com/ads/technical-assistant/ #hiring #BTA #MTA #CTA #biology #biotechnology #biochemistry #cancerresearch #immunology #lifescience #technicalassistant
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