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Morning Origami

Jul 1, 2024 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Music

With DJ AskTheQuestion

Mammatus Overscape

7:01 AM		Chocolate Conga Forte, Rico Cajon Peru's Master Percussionist Lyrichord 1991
7:11 AM		Betsy Pecanins No Me Amenaces Betsy Pecanins El Efecto Tequila Milan Entertainment 1996
7:14 AM		Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith Lotus Born, No Need to Fear Songs from the Bardo Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2019
7:22 AM		Set Break: When cells replicate, our chromosomes align and must do so PERFECTLY. How do they do it? It turns out longer chromosomes have more problems: https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202310010 New research from Megan Chong et al at UC San Francisco watched "biorientation" and determined that longer chromosomes have a harder time reacting to tension forces that try to stabilize them They used "laser ablation to perturb polar ejection forces" to study how these tension forces work
7:32 AM		Culture Forward To Africa Lion Rock Heartbeat 1982
7:39 AM		Maryrose Crook with the Renderers Under the Sea Ghosts of Our Vegas Lives 3 Beads of Sweat 2006
7:44 AM		Robert Cohen-Solal Fruite des Shadoks Les Shadoks WRWTFWW 2018
7:50 AM		Set Break: Eyed needles may have started the great arc of human fashion Ian Gilligan of U. Sydney is proposing that eyed needles are what humans invented to ADORN their clothing Before needles, we had bone awls that were fine for making warm clothing. What about decorative clothing? We needed higher precision https://phys.org/news/2024-06-fashion-paleolithic-... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp2887
8:02 AM		Laura León Potpurri: Quiza Quiza, Me Voy Pa'l Pueblo, Sabor a Mi, La Barca, Frenesi, Perfidia, Palabras de Mujer, Tu Solo Tu, Te Quiero Dijiste, Cuando Calienta el Sol, Un Poquito de Tu Amor Boleros para el Amor Compania Fonografica Internacional 1993
8:13 AM		Chib Chips Moco FatCat Records 2004
8:16 AM		Set Break: Mammatus clouds Visible over New Jersey yesterday evening, often associated with nearby extreme weather We don't really know how they form: differential cloud warming and convective overturning? Cooling due to "hydrometeor fallout" ?? Destabilization at cloud base due to melting???? Kelvin Helmholtz billows turned from points into lobes ???????? I took this picture!
8:27 AM		Kahimi Karie Lolitapop Dollhouse Kahimi Karie Kahimi Karie Minty Fresh 1998 Cover of Momus
8:31 AM		Dear Laika Asleep in Wildland Fire Dear Laika Pluperfect Mind NNA Tapes 2021
8:37 AM		Fax Gang & Parannoul Circular Motion N Scattersun Topshelf Records 2024
8:41 AM		Jessica Pratt By Hook or by Crook Jessica Pratt N Here in the Pitch Mexican Summer 2024
8:45 AM		Set Break: Deep sea creatures have special proteins that allow them to live so deep UCSD scientists studied ctenophores -- comb jellies -- which are adapted to different depths Some have proteins with strong negative curvature that doesn't work UNLESS water pressure is extreme These creatures MUST stay deep underwater or their skins are not stable. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adm760...
8:57 AM		Elizabeth Cotten and Brenda Evans Shake Sugaree Shake Sugaree Smithsonian Folkways 2004
9:02 AM		Etran de L'AÏr Ighre Massina N Ighre Massina - Single Sahel Sounds 2024
9:08 AM		Set Break: We don't know how INTERMEDIATE black holes form (between 100-100,000 solar masses) They might exist, but are bigger than supernovae remnants and smaller than supermassive black holes at galaxy centers Merging smaller black holes doesn't happen frequently enough... Formation in globular clusters doesn't seem feasible since black holes launch outward after about 500 solar masses... But high density at the center of a cluster could form MASSIVE stars that become black holes eventually https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi421...
9:19 AM		Betty Davis 70's Blues Betty Davis They Say I'm Different Just Sunshine 1974
9:24 AM		The Cult of Lip Surrender The Cult of Lip Marsha MPLS Ltd. 2023
9:28 AM		Hakushi Hasegawa Doku Hakushi Hasegawa Somoku Hodo - EP Brainfeeder 2018
9:31 AM		Set Break: Boeing Starliner has some kinks that astronauts on the International Space Station are trying to fix https://phys.org/news/2024-06-nasa-astronauts-stay... Boeing's Starliner is trying to take some of the load from SpaceX of transporting astronauts to the ISS But it has some issues with propulsion that surfaced during docking at the ISS
9:38 AM		Galaxie 500 Ceremony Blue Thunder Rough Trade 1990
9:44 AM		Sara Montiel La Violetera Yolandita Monge El Canto de las Sirenas V/A Sony BMG 2006
9:48 AM		Set Break: Bamboo, bamboo, bamboo, bane of the Earth, masterwork of ecosustainable construction Bamboo is incredibly versatile, thrives in some soil that other plants don't like, and grows INCREDIBLY FAST Dangerous in yards due to wild rhizome growth https://www.housedigest.com/1540516/planting-bambo... Some companies are happy to PLANT or REMOVE bamboo for you! https://njbamboo.com/ You can buy bamboo online. Should you?? https://www.bamboogarden.com/bamboo/phyllostachys-... https://www.sevenarrowsfarm.com/bamboo_care.html
9:58 AM		Territorio Comanche Cumbian Dub Raul Campos Presents Lotería Beats Mixtape, Vol. 1 V/A Nacional Records 2007

Chat is archived.

Hi to all of you!

The lords of death are the natural forms of emptiness !!

good morning.

our brain cells just die. no second chance for them.

True! Then think how unimportant mitosis becomes for those guys. No need for biorientation, just sparking and thinking all their lives

'mitosis' seems like a word that should be in a noel coward song.

Stitching Pink would be proud 🪡

Yes! Clothing is such a huge part of human expression, it's interesting to think of its ancient history

think of how proud that first caveman was in his tee shirt with the tuxedo printed on it.

Prehistoric cringey shirts! Their cackling heard caves downwind

interested to hear about bamboo. it seems like it should be a great crop for fiber and pulp, but i don't know how much water it consumes, if any.

I don't know at all! It's so easy to grow.... too easy

Thanks for the cloud info. I saw them last night and was just amazed. Got some photos too.

Weren't they otherworldly?? We were astounded

Absolutely. I can't even remember seeing them before

@DJ AskTheQuestion Re: bamboo, when I worked a Princeton University day job at Guyot Hall, there was someone who used to park their bicycle inside the entryway -- and that bike had a bamboo frame with the modern components (gear and brake cables, pedal and steering assemblies, seat) mounted onto it. It seemed comparatble to carbon fiber in terms of light weight with sturdiness. Impressive! (Although it didn't cause me to trade up to bamboo LOL).

Bamboo bike!! Just incredible. Thank you!

I have used bamboo to build structures to support plants in the garden (tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.). It is a wonderful renewable resource that is easy to lash together. My challenge has been its tendency to split if not dried properly. Do you know how to dry it for maximum strength? I should add that I don't support planting bamboo in the landscape.

i assume to properly dry it you would need a wood kiln.

....maybe lay it out on stickers and cover with a clear poly in the sun.

@DJ AskTheQuestion Awesome Alas, I don't recall if I ever met the bamboo bike owner. Re: the astonishing growth speed of bambo you mentioned, my understanding is that bamboo (like corn) is a type of grass. There are a few bamboo stands on residential streets in the town of Princeton. (I forget where, sorry.)

Thank you so much everyone for your insight and comments!!

I loved the bamboo facts! Could you do a segment on tumbleweeds sometime? Thanks!

I think the way of drying is species dependent. But I've found that using fresh bamboo, cutting it right past the nodes so that it is enclosed, and letting it dry in-use works fine for most purposes.

Cutting it doesn't seem to go very far

Tumbleweeds!!! thank you!

I'd also love to hear your fun facts on poison ivy!

See you all later, thanks for tuning in today :)

I'm still dealing with it 😖

Poison Ivy can be a recurring character :)

Thanks for the Monday morning tunes.