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Biotalk: Cateringa & Kompanen is an openhearted collective of makers with a specific interst in food. In their project Alga’s Bar, interaction between humans and living organisms is performed in a special way: human breath contains heat and carbon dioxide, valuable resources for young algae.
Photographer: Margherita Soldati
The fact that we live in a deep gravity well in a gas covered planet which goes around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and it still feels like another Tuesday proves the significance of perspective in our lives.
We believe that a right perspective can change our lives. TEDxGCEK, the youngest member of TED community plans to represent the same. TEDx speakers compel us to initiate, innovate and improvise the lives of people in ways that we never even knew existed.
Instead of searching for new ideas and inspiration one can simply look at things with different angles.TEDxGCEK aims to bring people from a different perspective to help change each others’ way of looking at the world.
This is what it looks like when I tear my talk apart and rebuild it in the hotel room the day before I present. Stickies save the once day again.
This image shows Internet interaction among age groups and what type of interaction they are doing. The color scheme is great!
Master in Communication Environments Design
Conclusion Project at University of Siena_Master in Communication Environments Design 2006
Conclusion Project at University of Siena_Master in Communication Environments Design 2006
Conclusion Project at University of Siena_Master in Communication Environments Design 2006
This is a trophic interaction between a flowerin plant and a bee. I think this would be classified as a herbivore trophic interaction.
I think the most influential species in this area would be most of the plant species. They are the base of the trophic pyramid, and provide essential services for many of the other organisms around this area. They provide food for the flying insects and some of the smaller birds, as well as shelter for these birds and small mammals. These smaller organisms are, in turn, food for the larger predators (hawks), as well as for the scavengers (vultures, crows, fungi).
If we were to remove many of the flowering plants, then there would be fewer, if any, pollinators in the area. Some of the smaller birds would probably leave, but some would stay because they could eat seeds, or other small organisms (worms, snails, beetles). I we were to remove some other plants, such as the large trees or bushes, there would be less habitat for the small birds and mammals, and for the larger predators. I think removing either of these types of plants would result in less diversity, but there would still be some organisms living in this area. However, removing both of these plants would drastically alter the environment and diversity.
If we were to replace either the flowering plants, or the larger trees and bushes, with an invasive species, I think some of the native animals will adapt, migrate to a new location, or die out in this area. There is also a possibility that, in the process of introducing a non-native plant species, some invasive insects may hitch-hike a ride to a new environment. In this case, the new insects might create more competition for resources, habitat, and possibly become predators to some of the native insects.
One of the organisms from the capstone 1 exercise was a frog (My dog found this little guy!). I believe this frog is a predator - therefore, it would be limited by density-dependence and interspecific competition for available resources. My second organism was a hummingbird (Itty bitty hummingbird). I believe hummingbirds are herbivores – therefore, it would be limited by its predators, and rarely by its food. My third organism is a mushroom (Mushroom), so I would be a decomposer. Similar to predators, decomposers are limited by density-dependence and interspecific competition for resources.
My home is in a rural area, surrounded by trees and wildlife. I often sit on our deck and marvel at how much noise birds and small animals can make rustling in the bushes and trees around our house. On many occasions, I have gotten up or turned around to see who (or what) was approaching, only to find a tiny finch making all the noise. Given this environment, I had hoped to capture the birds, squirrels, rabbits or deer that frequent our property. Apparently, they are camera shy.
I did capture some interactions. This picture shows a tree that started to fall in a recent storm, but was stopped by two other trees it fell against. We have had lots of rain in Georgia this Spring. The water soaks the ground and acts as a solvent, softening the dirt around the roots and making trees more susceptible to winds that blow in off the lake. Some of the limbs broke off this tree and now lie on the ground, waiting to rot with the help of fungi. The carbon and nutrients will be returned to the earth as they rot. The other trees were damaged, but will quickly repair themselves, fueled by photosynthesis from the leaves on undamaged limbs. Despite the tree’s precarious position, birds (primary consumers) still perch there and feed on the berries and bugs in the area.
Latest Beat Blocks prototype. This is a rhythm sequencer where each row is a drum track and each blue stripe is a hit at a 16th resolution. The toggle switch puts it into swing mode. The knobs set the volume level for each track and the slider sets the tempo. More at www.beatblocks.com