Cheese Ends, 20230918
Welcome to another addition of cheese ends. (Picture from here.) Water on the Moon The moon has hematite. What’s interesting about this is hematite
Tag: Steven Popkes
State of the Farm: September, 2023. The Problem of Scale.
Be careful what you wish for. (Yes, yes. Another State of the Farm entry. I’m in Wisconsin. Sue me.) Some years ago, I discussed the
Revisiting “AI”
I discussed a while back my opinion on the stampede to bring AI into the kitchen, living room, workplace, and bedroom that seems to be
State of the Farm: August, 2023
This will not be a long post as I’m in Pennsylvania for a family reunion. I had planned an interesting post but left without the
Arts_&_Crafts_IV: Ball Boy and Chocolate Man
Pottery: It’s time to be ambitious. (Ball Boy is an author photograph a piece of meso-American pottery from the Harvard Peabody Museum. Chocolate Man is
State of the Farm: July, 2023
We’ll start with the bad news. All of our chickens have been killed. This happened a little over a month ago but I haven’t brought
The Problem with Heat
In these hot days I thought it might be interesting to talk about how animals deal with heat. (Picture from here.) I went into graduate
Toonsi Crater Speculation
Be patient with me while I talk about this. (Picture from here.) Humans separated from chimpanzees between 4-7 million years ago. This time is a
State of the Farm 2023: May Planting
I don’t normally put up much on the farm this time of year but I’m fairly excited this year. We’ve had an extraordinarily warm April
Something Good: The Zoonomia Project
I’ve said before that humans are amazing creatures. (Picture from here.) We are incredibly smart—so smart that we forget how smart we are when we
State of the Farm: 2023 Spring Cleanup
Some farms are pretty. It’s mid-April and as I write this the temperature outside is approaching 90F—unusual up here in New England. Past experience has
Chatbots vs Actual Intelligence
Everybody else is weighing in on the chatbot revolution. I guess it’s my turn. (Picture from here.) ChatGPT, and the other “AI” tools that have
Arts & Crafts III: Back to the Bowls
I haven’t talked about the pottery since last year.
