Philosophy Wire: Until death…

Researchers show that the wives of men with major cardiovascular disease risk factors, namely hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, are more prone to suffer from the same disorders. [1] We are affected by out close ones. We live and we die together. Not only with our parents, wives, children. But with our Sun. With the Moon and the sky. Along with the fish and the bears and the crickets. Along with the jasmine and the apple. Together with the trees and rivers. Things eternal. Things ephemeral. And in all these years, we never thought of the obvious: Who can perceive both if not their creator? Don’t cry. You can make the Sun rise tomorrow. Unless you die…

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Philosophy Wire: Wise lilies…

Botanists have discovered the oldest, completely preserved lily in a research collection: Cratolirion bognerianum was found in calcareous sediments of a former freshwater lake in Crato in northeastern Brazil. With an age of about 115 million years, Cratolirion is one of the oldest known monocotyledonous plants. These include orchids, sweet grasses, lilies and lilies of the valley. [1] Ephemeral lilies. Eternal men. Always seeking death. Always lusting for life. Preserved into everything. Giving birth to nothing but death. Proud lilies. You tried to warn me. Not when you were blossoming in perfection. But when you died in the dirt. For only in the shiny agony of death can life be known. Ephemeral men. Proud eternal lilies. Sorry for not listening to you…

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Philosophy Wire: Art lost in code…

Software- and computer-based works of art are fragile - not unlike their canvas counterparts - as their underlying technologies such as operating systems and programming languages change rapidly, placing these works at risk. Just as conservators have developed methods to protect traditional artworks, computer scientists, in collaboration with time-based media conservators, have created means to safeguard computer- or time-based art by following the same preservation principles. [1] Trying to restore art. But art is not meant to last. Everything beautiful dies. And, because of this, it lives forever. Inside the dark paths of the modern Internet, between the millions of lines of code in C# and Java, beyond the powerful processors of today and past the ultra-fast quantum computers, watch closely and you’ll still hear the grudging sound of a Commodore 128 drive trying to load Mission Impossible. No, you will probably never play that game again (at least not in an original Commodore). But you will remember it until you die. You were a small child then. You only stayed a while. You stayed for ever…

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Philosophy Wire: Fragrance... Forever…

From floral perfume to fruity body wash and shampoos, scents heavily influence consumer purchases. But for most, the smell doesn't last long after showering. Scientists have now developed a way to get those fragrances to stick to the skin longer instead of washing down the drain immediately after being applied. [1] Day by day we fail. Because we forget our nature. And deny the nature of the cosmos. Smell that rose. So lovely. This aroma… I can still remember it. Lasting forever. Especially because it does not…

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Philosophy Wire: Ancient ice. It has already melted…

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2017-09-01]: Looking for the most ancient ice on Earth. [1] But the ice does not exist for you to conserve it. Ice exists so as to melt. Accept the ephemeral of everything. Look at the ice. It is water. It is cloud. It is already inside you… Melted and frozen at the same time. Look at the ice. It is you.

Alternative ending: Pull the plug off the refrigerator. But eat all the food first…

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