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If I were a plant

Suppose my skin were impregnated with chlorophyll and I could practice photosynthesis. That’s what plants do to turn sunshine into energy. If I spent a full day laying naked in the sun, I would produce the energy equivalent of one cocktail peanut. This illustrates the two main differences between plants and animals. The average woman … Continue reading If I were a plant

Posted on August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 by Sue BurkeTagged plants rule!. 1 Comment

Why “Semiosis?”

Here’s a definition: “Semiosis (from the Greek verb sēmeiô, ‘to mark’) is any form of activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, including the production of meaning; an action or process involving the establishment of a relationship between a sign and its object and meaning.” Semiosis encompasses more than semantics, which focuses on language. It can include both human and nonhuman systems that use chemical, auditory, visual, or tactile signs to pass on information.

That is, Semiosis is about communication.

Why the name “Stevland”?

Stevland took his name from Stevland Jamil Barr, the first to die on the voyage to the planet Pax. Colonists agreed that the planet’s most important life form would be named after him.

Stevland Jamil Barr got his first name from the musician Stevie Wonder, whose full name is Stevland Hardaway Morris.

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