The Official Treehouse Articles Thread

[cory]

Danny Hillis answers frequently asked questions about the 10,000-year clock

There is a huge clock inside a mountain that will tick for 10,000 years. It’s real. As one example of long-term thinking, the face of this clock has been adopted by The Long Now Foundation in its logo. This very real clock deliberately stirs up many questions. Danny

longnow.org

 

[lxskllr]

Mushrooms and carbon capture. It isn't just about mushrooms though. It gets into trees, and their symbiotic relationship with fungi. There could be some interesting strategies with replanting in diminished soil. Maybe inoculate the ground with each seedling? Beyond my pay grade, but it would cool to explore.

The world’s largest fungus collection may unlock the mysteries of carbon capture

Research is uncovering the key role that fungi play in getting soils to absorb carbon.

arstechnica.com

 

[Nutball]

Thread by @culturaltutor on Thread Reader App

@culturaltutor: Frank Lloyd Wright was born 157 years ago today. People usually call him the greatest American architect of all time — here's why... Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Wisconsin on 8th June 1867 and...…

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[lxskllr]

This is the Sol Friedman house...



I really like this picture. You can smell the crisp air, and imagine going inside to a fireplace and coffee.