"While the rest of the world’s ocean creatures ... evolved to rely on phosphorus as their energy currency, the species in this desert oasis [subsists] on the same primordial, sulfur-eating bacteria that nourished them hundreds of millions of years ago." @mudede.bsky.social @blaiseaguera.bsky.social

In "What is Life?," AI researcher @blaiseaguera.bsky.social uses the framework of computation to explore the complex origins, forces, and symbiotic relationships of our physical world. Join him in conversation with Charles @mudede.bsky.social at @townhallseattle.bsky.social on Friday, May 16th:

Today I saw the first bumblebee queen of the season freshly emerged from hibernation ... and later today I saw another one! She is exploring a hole in my yard. Maybe I'll have my very own colony to watch this summer. Something to remember this Holy Saturday.