Bouncing bones—ancient wisdom meets modern science in a new take on locomotion
Recognizing that conventional understanding of animal and human locomotion is based on a dated and reductionist machine modeling of organisms, we set out to create a theory of locomotion by reasoning from first principles. We center on the constraints necessitated by 1) the 2nd law of thermodynamics, 2) the theory of evolution, 3) a systems…
Feeling biotensegrity
There’s an old story… Two young fish are swimming together and an older fish swims by and says, “Good morning kiddos! How’s the water today?” …and swims on. The young fish look at each other quizzically and one asks the other, “What’s water?” For most of us, the cultural context for our experience of our…
Feeling biotensegrity
by Susan Lowell de Solorzano There’s an old story… Two young fish are swimming together and an older fish swims by and says, “Good morning kiddos! How’s the water today?” …and swims on. The young fish look at each other quizzically and one asks the other, “What’s water?” For most of us, the cultural context…
Monthly Members’ Webinar – Feeling Biotensegrity: experiencing the science within us.
Date: Thursday 24th October 2024Times: 19:00 – 20:00 Check your timezone here.Presenter: Susan Lowell de SolorzanoTitle: Feeling Biotensegrity: experiencing the science within us. Description: The study of biotensegrity can be enticing but daunting, as learning so many new terms and concepts can sometimes feel overwhelming. Fortunately, as biotensegral beings, we can begin to access theory through movement, and sense many…
Natural Spirals
Excerpted from Everything Moves, by Susan Lowell de Solorzano Let’s look at the connection between the human body and Nature’s movements, specifically at spirals. The following is extracted from the book Everything Moves: How biotensegrity informs human movement, with kind permission of Susan Lowell de Solorzano and Handspring Publishing. “Vines, roots, and shoots: Knowing that…
Natural Spirals
Let’s look at the connection between the human body and Nature’s movements, specifically at spirals. The following is extracted from the book Everything Moves: How biotensegrity informs human movement, with kind permission of Susan Lowell de Solorzano and Handspring Publishing. “Vines, roots, and shoots: Knowing that nature makes wide use of spirals, imagine how a…