#what-is — Public Fediverse posts

A political or religious cult functions as a synthetic, weaponized ecosystem meticulously structured to hijack adaptive human evolutionary traits, manipulate neurochemistry, and enforce cognitive compliance through systemic biological pressure.
#WhatIs #EvolutionaryBiology #Neurobiology #BehavioralPsychology #Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/wi05142601.html

In this comprehensive research report, we undertake an extensive examination of one of the most transformative biological discoveries of the modern scientific era. For centuries, the foundational dogma of terrestrial ecology was absolute: the sun was the ultimate and singular source of energy capable of sustaining complex life.
#WhatIs #MarineBiology #Geochemistry #Microbiology #Biogeochemistry #Astrobiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/wi05052601.html

Welcome to the latest edition of the "What Is" series, presented by the Scientific Frontline publication. In this research report, we delve into one of the most ambitious, technologically demanding, and philosophically profound frontiers in modern biological science: Connectomics.
#WhatIs #Neuroscience #SystemsBiology #ComputationalNeuroscience #ArtificialIntelligence #Bioinformatics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/wi04262601.html

Biologic medications are highly complex therapeutic mixtures derived directly from living natural sources—such as human, animal, or microorganism cells—rather than being chemically synthesized.
#WhatIs #Pharmacology #Immunology #Biotechnology #MolecularBiology #Biomanufacturing #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/wi04212601.html

Understanding quorum sensing fundamentally reframes microscopic organisms not as solitary entities, but as highly social, coordinated societies. By intercepting these chemical lexicons, modern science can sustainably manage devastating human diseases, balance complex ecosystems.
#WhatIs #Microbiology #Biochemistry #BiomolecularBiology, #EvolutionaryBiology #Oncology #Pharmaceutical #MarineBiology #QuorumSensing #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/wi04152601.html

Epigenetics serves as the indispensable bridge between static genetic instruction and biological plasticity. It shifts the biological paradigm away from deterministic rigidity by detailing the exact molecular syntax of how the fixed hardware of our DNA is actively operated by the shifting software of our environment.
#WhatIs #Epigenetics #MolecularBiology #Genetics #Biochemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/wi04112601.html

Krishnamurti on How Not to Be Born Again

Jiddu Krishnamurti viewed the idea of being “born again” (reincarnation) as a continuity of the “me”—the bundle of memories, conditioning, and thought-based self-interest. He argued that true freedom is not about manipulating future lives, but about ending the continuity of this self in the present moment.

Here is how Krishnamurti described not being “born again,” which he called “real incarnation” or dying while living:

1. Die to the Past Daily
   Krishnamurti taught that “death” is the ending of everything accumulated, such as wounds, pains, and memories.

Ending the “Me”: Reincarnation is the continuation of thought-based consciousness. To not be born again is to stop this continuity.

Dying Now: You must “die” to your attachments, conditioning, and personality every day. “Die to everything of yesterday, so that your mind is always fresh, young, innocent, full of vigour and passion”.

Total Negation: The mind must strip itself of all knowledge and conditioning.

1. End Conflict in the Present
   Krishnamurti maintained that the future is built by the present, so changing the future depends entirely on “what is” today.

Immediate Action: “Incarnate today, afresh – not in the next life!”.

No Postponement: Hoping for a better next life is a postponement of tackling one’s inner chaos.

Remaining with “What Is”: Conflict ends when you observe your greed or jealousy as a fact without trying to change it into its opposite (like non-violence).

1. Dissolve the “Self”
   The “self” is a bundle of memories and thoughts, which creates a center that perpetuates itself.

No Center: When the mind is free from the center (the “I”), it is free from the limitations of time and memory.

Total Observation: When you observe the self-centered activity of the mind with total attention, that observation brings its own ending.

1. Empty the Mind
   For something totally new to emerge, the mind must be silent, which is only possible when it is empty of the known.

Silence of the Mind: “A mind that has understood the whole movement of thought becomes extraordinarily quiet, absolutely silent. That silence is the beginning of the new”.

No Method: You cannot use a method, system, or discipline to achieve this, as those are tools of thought that strengthen the self.

In summary, Krishnamurti’s way of not being born again is to live with such total attention and awareness that the “me” dies completely in each moment, leaving the mind fresh, silent, and new, without the burden of the past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4dnj0M8T2o

What Is the Technosphere and Why Does It Redefine Architecture?

Sagamihara, Japan. Drone photo by Rob Antill (@digitalanthill) and Ben Steensls (@randomoperator) Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #Architecture #Architecture101:TheEssentials #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #CA #Canada #climatechange #Climatecrisis #Design #Entertainment #Environmentalimpact #technologies #technosphere #WhatIs:InaNutshell
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/588308/

The Amazon Rainforest is undeniably a vital ecosystem, essential for maintaining terrestrial biodiversity, producing regional rainfall, and housing uncounted species. However, the grandiose title of "Lungs of the Earth" rests securely and unequivocally beneath the waves.
#WhatIs #MarineBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Biochemistry #AtmosphericScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/wi04012601.html

Cellular #senescence is a biological paradigm in which a unique subpopulation of cells permanently and irreversibly stops dividing but evades apoptosis (programmed cell death). Instead of dying off, these arrested "zombie cells" remain metabolically hyperactive and linger within mammalian tissues.
#WhatIs #MolecularBiology #CellBiology #Geroscience #Longevity #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/wi03202601.html

Zoonotic spillover is the successful transmission of a pathogenic entity—such as a virus, bacterium, or parasite—from a non-human animal reservoir into a human population. This rare but consequential event occurs when a pathogen successfully crosses the strict biological boundary between species.
#WhatIs #Zoonotic #Epidemiology #Virology #Biology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/wi03162601.html

Understanding sadism—specifically in its subclinical or "everyday" manifestations—is no longer merely an academic exercise relegated to #forensic #psychology or criminal pathology. As will be explored in this intense analysis, everyday sadism is deeply embedded in the current state of humanity.
#WhatIs #Psychology #BehavioralScience #ForensicScience #Sadism #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/wi03112601.html

The next subject for the Scientific Frontline publication’s "What Is" series turns our collective scientific gaze away from the illuminated surface of our planet to focus on its most expansive, yet fundamentally least understood, oceanic frontier: the abyssopelagic zone.
#WhatIs #EarthScience #MarineBiology #Ecology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/wi03072601.html

Psychopathy is a profound personality disorder rooted in severe affective and interpersonal deficits, characterized by innate biological and neurological anomalies that produce a structural absence of emotion, empathy, and remorse.
#WhatIs #Psychiatry #Psychology #Neurobiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/wi03033601.html

Welcome to this week's installment of the Scientific Frontline publication’s "What Is" series. In this comprehensive research report, the focus turns toward the most intricate, dynamic, and fragile phenomenon known to modern science: the biosphere. Earth remains, according to all current astronomical observations, a solitary oasis of vitality in an otherwise sterile cosmic void.
#WhatIs #EarthScience #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology #Environmental #PlanetaryScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/wi03012601.html

Machiavellianism is a meticulously defined, subclinical personality trait characterized by a cognitive and behavioral phenotype optimized for strategic deception, interpersonal exploitation, and unyielding self-interest. It functions as a parasitic strategy that operates in direct contrast to prosocial mechanisms of trust, cooperation, and mutual reciprocity.
#WhatIs #BehavioralScience #EvolutionaryBiology #Neuroscience #Psychology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02222601.html

A macrophage is a highly versatile and essential metazoan immune cell primarily known for its ability to engulf particulate matter (phagocytosis), while also acting as a central orchestrator of tissue homeostasis, morphogenesis, metabolic regulation, and the bridge between innate and adaptive immunity.
#WhatIs #Biology #CellBiology #Immunology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02202601.html

The history of life on #Earth is often viewed through a strictly #Darwinian lens of competition—a relentless, zero-sum struggle where every organism fights for a larger slice of a finite resource pie. In this narrative, nature is, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson famously wrote, "red in tooth and claw," dominated by predation, #parasitism, and the survival of the fittest.
#WhatIs #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology #Biology #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02142601.html

Conservation is frequently mischaracterized in the public consciousness as a sentimental exercise—an aesthetic preference for charismatic megafauna or a romantic desire to preserve untouched wilderness for recreation. However, within the rigorous frameworks of modern biological and physical sciences, conservation is recognized as a fundamental "crisis discipline."
#WhatIs #Conservation #Ecology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02082601.html

Messenger RNA (mRNA) serves as the vital intermediary in the "central dogma" of molecular biology, bridging the gap between stable genomic DNA and the production of functional proteins. Acting as a transient transcript, mRNA carries specific genetic instructions from the cell nucleus to the ribosome, where the code is translated into precise amino acid sequences.
#WhatIs #Genetics #MolecularBiology #Biochemistry #mRNA #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02052601.html

This report provides a detailed examination of the science of edna It explores the mechanisms of shedding and decay that govern the "ecology of molecules," details the sophisticated analytical workflows that turn dirty water into species lists, and surveys the diverse applications of this technology across the planetary matrix. Most importantly,
#WhatIs #eDNS #Ecology #Genetics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi02012601.html

At the forefront of the "Scientific Frontline" is the investigation into the Cosmic Event Horizon. Unlike the Particle Horizon, which delineates the past, the Event Horizon delineates the future—it is the point of no return.
(The podcast is worthy if physics is not your forte)
#WhatIs #Astrophysics #Astronomy #SpaceScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01272601.html

#Supervolcanoes are distinct #thermodynamic entities defined by the explosive ejection of over 1,000 cubic kilometers of bulk deposits (VEI 8) and the subsequent formation of massive #calderas through crustal collapse rather than edifice construction. There's no doom and gloom here, you might just as well relax a bit.
#WhatIs #EarthScience #Volcanology #Geochemistry #Geophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01242601.html

This report for the Scientific Frontline "What Is" series provides an detailed analysis of the #invasive species phenomenon. It moves beyond simple definitions to explore the complex #ecological mechanics that allow these #organisms to dominate naïve #ecosystems
#WhatIs #Ecology #Environmental #Conservation #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01162601.html

The Scientific Frontline "What Is" series aims to elucidate the most complex and consequential phenomena facing humanity. Among these, few concepts challenge the resilience of the biosphere as profoundly as "Nuclear Winter."
#WhatIs #EarthScience #Physics #Nuclear
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01142601.html

The "What Is" for this week on Scientific Frontline is not merely a definition of a biological entity but an exploration of a technological platform that bridges the chasm between the petri dish and the patient.
#WhatIs #Biomedical #Bioengineering #Neuroscience #Oncology #ArtificialIntelligence #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01112601.html

The Capitalocene argument posits that the origins of the modern ecological emergency are found not in the steam engines of the nineteenth century, nor in the nuclear tests of the twentieth, but in the rise of the capitalist world-ecology during the "long sixteenth century"
#WhatIs #Opinion #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01042601.html

The term "Anthropocene" has transcended its origins in the quiet corridors of stratigraphy to become the defining cultural, philosophical, and scientific concept of the twenty-first century. It proposes a fundamental rupture in Earth history; the moment when human activity ceased to be a mere biological presence on the surface of the planet
#WhatIs #EarthScience #Ecology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01022601.html

@bittin Medlemssvgiften är 200 kr även för 2026. Det är mycket möjligt att vi kör nåt i #WhatIs-serien, mest troligt nåt mer specifikt om #DocumentFreedom. Och jag tänkte hålla en #SailfishOSSocial-träff med.

We are witnessing the rise of a "fourth wave" of psychiatry, characterized by the use of psychedelics: compounds that do not merely suppress symptoms but appear to catalyze profound, rapid, and durable healing through mechanisms of #neuroplasticity and network reorganization.
#WhatIs #psychedelics #Psychiatry #Neuroscience #Pharmaceutical #sflorg #PTSD #Alcoholism #Addictions
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/wi01012601.html