“A Brainless Slime That Shares Memories by Fusing”

“A Brainless Slime That Shares Memories by Fusing” December 21, 2016

 

Dr. Einstein, with hair
There’s still some distance between the slime and Dr. Einstein, but not as great an abyss as one would earlier have thought.  (Wikimedia Commons public domain)

 

At first glance, I thought that this might be a comment about my blog from one of my more implacable and deranged critics.  But it isn’t.  In fact, it’s an absolutely fascinating piece about some sort of “intelligence” where I, at least, would never have imagined any kind of intelligence to exist.  Which sounds as if I’m describing the message board where some of my more implacable and deranged critics congregate to express their hatred and disdain.  But, in fact, it isn’t.

 

Have a look!

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/12/the-brainless-slime-that-can-learn-by-fusing/511295/

 

It makes me almost want to break out in song:

 

 

 


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