The Metastabilian Movement
Shuffle mode
leaving~staying
“Only leaving, only staying, either leaving or staying, both leaving and staying, leaving changing to staying, staying changing to leaving, between leaving and staying, neither leaving nor staying, beyond leaving and staying…”
artist~artwork
“Only artist, only artwork, either artist or artwork, both artist and artwork, artist changing to artwork, artwork changing to artist, between artist and artwork, neither artist nor artwork, beyond artist and artwork…”
photon~ray
“Only photon, only ray, either photon or ray, both photon and ray, photon changing to ray, ray changing to photon, between photon and ray, neither photon nor ray, beyond photon and ray…”
tension~relaxation
“Only tension, only relaxation, either tension or relaxation, both tension and relaxation, tension changing to relaxation, relaxation changing to tension, between tension and relaxation, neither tension nor relaxation, beyond tension and relaxation…”
Emptyhands
The Doc
conjunction~opposition
“Only conjunction, only opposition, either conjunction or opposition, both conjunction and opposition, conjunction changing to opposition, opposition changing to conjunction, between conjunction and opposition, neither conjunction nor opposition, beyond conjunction and opposition…”
digital~analog
“Only digital, only analog, either digital or analog, both digital and analog, digital, changing to analog, analog, changing to digital, between digital and analog, neither digital nor analog, beyond digital and analog…”
focal~distributed
“Only focal, only distributed, either focal or distributed, both focal and distributed, focal changing to distributed, distributed changing to focal, between focal and distributed, neither focal nor distributed, beyond focal and distributed…”
abstract~concrete
“Only abstract, only concrete, either abstract or concrete, both abstract and concrete, abstract changing to concrete, concrete changing to abstract, between abstract and concrete, neither abstract nor concrete, beyond abstract and concrete…”
Isaac Newton
“The beatles power of life and will by which animals move their bodies with great and lasting force demonstrate that there has to be other undiscovered laws of motion.” —Sir Isaac Newton
sensor~sensing
“Only sensor, only sensing, either sensor or sensing, both sensor and sensing, sensor changing to sensing, sensing changing to sensor, between sensor and sensing, neither sensor nor sensing, sensor and sensing…”
Shiva Linga
The Doc
neuron~transmitter
“Only neuron, only transmitter, either neuron or transmitter, both neuron and transmitter, neuron changing to transmitter, transmitter, changing to neuron, between neuron and transmitter, neither neuron nor transmitter, beyond neuron and transmitter…”
visible~invisible
“Only visible, only invisible, either visible or invisible, both visible and invisible, visible changing to invisible, invisible changing to visible, between visible and invisible, neither visible nor invisible, beyond visible and invisible…”
aggregation~dispersion
“Only aggregation, only dispersion, either aggregation or dispersion, both aggregation and dispersion, aggregation changing to dispersion, dispersion changing to aggregation, between aggregation and dispersion, neither aggregation nor dispersion, beyond aggregation and dispersion…”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
ice~steam
“Only ice, only steam, either ice or steam, both ice and steam, ice changing to steam, steam changing to ice, between ice and steam, neither ice nor steam, beyond ice and steam…”
bio. organic~gen. modified
“Only bio. organic, only gen. modified, either bio. organic or gen. modified, both bio. organic and gen. modified, bio. organic changing to gen. modified, gen. modified changing to bio. organic, between bio. organic and gen. modified , neither bio. organic nor gen. modified, beyond bio. organic and gen. modified…”
eye~sight
“Only eye, only sight, either eye or sight, both eye and sight, eye changing to sight, sight changing to eye, between eye and sight, neither eye nor sight, beyond eye and sight…”
Dynamic Patterns
Forward by Hermann Haken: “For the past twenty years Scott Kelso’s research has focused on extending the physical concepts of self-organization and the mathematical tools of nonlinear dynamics to understand how human beings (and human brains) perceive, intend, learn, control, and coordinate complex behaviors.
In this book, Kelso proposes a new, general framework within which to connect brain, mind, and behavior. Kelso’s prescription for mental life breaks dramatically with the classical computationall approach that is still the operative framework for many newer psychological and neurophysiological studies. His core thesis is that the creation and evolution of patterned behavior at all levels—from neurons to mind—is governed by the generic processes of self-organization.
Both human brain and behavior are shown to exhibit features of pattern-forming dynamical systems, including multistability, abrupt phase transitions, crises, and intermittency. Dynamic Patterns brings together different aspects of this approach to the study of human behavior, using simple
Howard H. Pattee
“I do not see any way to avoid the problem of coordination and still understand the physical basis of life.” —Howard H. Pattee
where~what
“Only where, only what, either where or what, both and what, where changing to what, what changing to where, between what and where, neither what nor where, beyond what and where…”
reaction~diffusion
“Only reaction, only diffusion, either reaction or diffusion, both reaction and diffusion, reaction changing to diffusion, diffusion changing to reaction, between reaction and diffusion, neither reaction nor diffusion, beyond reaction and diffusion…”
microscopic~macroscopic
“Only microscopic, only macroscopic, either microscopic or macroscopic, both microscopic and macroscopic, microscopic changing to macroscopic, macroscopic changing to microscopic, between microscopic and macroscopic, neither microscopic nor macroscopic, beyond microscopic and macroscopic…”
Frank Wilczek
“The world is simple and complex, logical and weird, lawful and chaotic. Fundamental understanding does not resolve these dualities. Indeed it highlights and deepens them. You can’t do justice to physical reality without taking complementarity to heart.” —Frank Wilczek
ship~passenger
“Only ship, only passenger, either ship or passenger, both ship and passenger, ship changing to passenger, passenger changing to ship, between ship and passenger, neither ship nor passenger, beyond ship and passenger…”
Phoenix
The Doc
above~below
“Only above, only below, either above or below, both above and below, above changing to below, below changing to above, between above and below, neither above nor below, beyond above and below…”
symbiosis~symbionts
“Only symbiosis, only symbionts, either symbiosis or symbionts, both symbiosis and symbionts, symbiosis changing to symbionts, symbionts changing to symbiosis, between symbiosis and symbionts, neither symbiosis nor symbionts, beyond symbiosis and symbionts…”
cyclone~tornado
“Only cyclone, only tornado, either cyclone or tornado, both cyclone and tornado, cyclone, changing to tornado, tornado changing to cyclone, between cyclone and tornado, neither cyclone nor tornado, beyond cyclone and tornado…”
Neils Bohr
“If you hold opposites together in your mind, you will suspend your normal thinking and allow intelligence beyond rational thought to create a new form.”—Niels Bohr
oath~commitment
“Only oath, only commitment, either oath or commitment, both oath and commitment, oath changing to commitment, commitment changing to oath, between oath and commitment, neither oath nor commitment, beyond oath and commitment…”
Wolfgang Pauli
“To us, the only acceptable point of view appears to be the one that recognizes both sides of reality, the quantitative and the qualitative, the physical and the psychical, as compatable with each other and can embrace them simultaneously.” —Wolgang Pauli
painting~polishing
“Only painting, only polishing, either painting or polishing, both painting and polishing, painting changing to polishing, polishing changing to painting, between painting and polishing, neither painting nor polishing, beyond painting and polishing…”
spiritual~physical
“Only spiritual, only physical, either spiritual or physical, both spiritual and physical, spiritual changing to physical, physical changing to spiritual, between spiritual and physical, neither spiritual nor physical, beyond spiritual and physical…”
imaginary~real
“Only imaginary, only real, either imaginary or real, both imaginary and real, imaginary changing to real, real changing to imaginary, between imaginary and real, neither imaginary nor real, beyond imaginary and real…”
mutation~adaptation
“Only mutation, only adaptation, either mutation or adaptation, both mutation and adaptation, mutation changing to adaptation, adaptation changing to mutation, between mutation and adaptation, neither mutation nor adaptation, beyond mutation and adaptation…”
explore~discover
“Only explore, only discover, either explore or discover, both explore and discover, explore changing to discover, discover changing to explore, between explore and discover, neither explore nor discover, beyond explore and discover…”
symbionts~symbiosis
“Only symbionts, only symbiosis, either symbionts or symbiosis, both symbionts and symbiosis, symbionts changing to symbiosis, symbiosis changing to symbionts, between symbionts and symbiosis, neither symbionts nor symbiosis, beyond symbionts and symbiosis…”
binding~releasing
“Only binding, only releasing, either binding or releasing, both binding and releasing, binding, changing, releasing, releasing, changing to binding, between binding and releasing, neither binding nor releasing, beyond binding and releasing…”
The Complementary Nature
The Complementary Nature, proposes contend ubiquitous contraries are complementary and introduces a comprehensive, empirically based scientific theory of how the polarized world and the world in between can be reconciled. They nominate the tilde, or squiggle (~), as the symbolic punctuation for reconciled complementary pairs. Experiments show that the human brain is capable of displaying two apparently contradictory, mutually exclusive behaviors at the same time. Coordination dynamics—a mathematically expressed theory that reconciles the scientific language of “states” with the novel dynamical language of “tendencies”—attests to the complementary nature inherent in human brains and behavior. It may explain, Kelso and Engstrøm argue, why we (and nature) appear to partition things, events, and ideas into pairs. Kelso and Engstrøm’s account is not just metaphorical; the reconciliations they describe are grounded in the principles and mathematical language of the theory of coordination dynamics. The Complementary Nature provides a clear-cut methodology for this evolving
energy~dynamics
“Only energy, only dynamics, either energy or dynamics, both energy and dynamics, energy changing to dynamics, dynamics changing to energy, between energy and dynamics, neither energy nor dynamics, beyond and energy and dynamics…”
sensation~perception
“Only sensation, only perception, either sensation or perception, both sensation and perception, sensation changing to perception, perception changing to sensation, between sensation and perception, neither sensation nor perception, beyond sensation and perception…”
mass~gravity
“Only mass, only gravity, either mass or gravity, both mass and gravity, mass changing to gravity, gravity changing to mass, between mass and gravity, neither mass nor gravity, beyond mass and gravity…”
mechanism~vitalism
“Only mechanism, only vitalism, either mechanism or vitalism, both mechanism and vitalism, mechanism changing to vitalism, vitalism changing to mechanism, between mechanism and vitalism, neither mechanism nor vitalism, beyond mechanism and vitalism…”
dharma~makyo
“Only dharma, only makyo, either dharma or makyo, both dharma and makyo, dharma changing to makyo, makyo changing to dharma, between dharma and makyo, neither dharma nor makyo, beyond dharma and makyo…”
I Am~the Universe2
“Only I Am, only the Universe, either I Am or the Universe, both I Am and the Universe, I Am changing to the Universe, the Universe changing to I Am, between I Am and the Universe, neither I Am nor the Universe, beyond I Am and the Universe…”
Benoit Mandelbrot
“Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth. Nor does lightning travel in a straight line.” —Benoit Mandelbrot
center~surround
“Only center, only surround, either center or surround, both center and surround, center changing to surround, surround changing to center, between center and surround, neither center nor surround, beyond center and surround…”
gu~ru
“Only gu, only ru, either gu or ru, both and gu and ru, gu changing to ru, ru changing to gu, between gu and ru, neither gu nor ru, beyond gu and ru…”
wave~particle
“Only wave, only particle, either way or particle, both wave and particle, wave changing to particle, particle changing to wave, between wave and particle, neither wave nor particle, beyond wave particle…”
potential~kinetic
“Only potential, only kinetic, either potential or kinetic, both potential and kinetic, potential changing to kinetic, kinetic changing to potential, between potential and kinetic, neither potential nor kinetic, beyond potential and kinetic…”
TSS~TCN
“Only The Squiggle Sense (TSS), only The Complementary Nature (TCN), either TSS or TCN, both TSS and TCN, TSS changing to TCN, TSS changing to TCN, between TSS and TCN, neither TSS nor TCN, beyond TSS and TCN…”
seed~pollen
“Only seed, only pollen, either seed or pollen, both seed and pollen, seed changing to pollen, pollen changing to seed, between seed and pollen, neither seed nor pollen, beyond seed and pollen…”
individual~collective
“Only individual, only collective, either individual or collective, both individual and collective, individual changing to collective, collective changing to individual, between individual and collective, neither individual nor collective, beyond individual and collective…”
surfer~surfing
“Only surfer, only surfing, either surfer or surfing, both surfer and surfing, surfer changing to surfing, surfing changing to surfer, between surfer and surfing, neither surfer nor surfing, beyond surfer and surfing…”
internal~external
“Only internal, only external, either internal or external, both internal and external, internal changing to external, external changing to internal, between internal and external, neither internal nor external, beyond internal and external…”
sensation~perception
“Only sensation, only perception, either sensation or perception, both sensation and perception, sensation changing to perception, perception changing to sensation, between sensation and perception, neither sensation or perception, beyond sensation and perception…”
symbol~icon
“Only symbol, only icon, either symbol or icon, both symbol and icon, symbol changing to icon, icon changing to symbol, between symbol and icon, neither symbol nor icon, beyond symbol and icon…”
illusion~reality
“Only illusion, only reality, either illusion, or reality, both illusion and reality, reality changing to illusion, illusion, changing to reality, between reality and illusion, neither reality nor illusion, beyond reality and illusion…”
left~right
“Only left, only right, either left or right, both left and right, left changing to right, right changing to left, between left and right, neither left nor right, beyond left and right…”
signal~propagation
“Only signal, only propagation, either signal or propagation, both signal and propagation, signal changing to propagation, propagation changing to signal, between signal and propagation, neither signal and propagation, beyond signal and propagation…”
genetics~epigenetics
“Only genetics, only epigenetics, either genetics or epigenetics, both genetics and epigenetics, genetics changing to epigenetics, epigenetics changing to genetics, between genetics and epigenetics, neither genetics nor epigenetics, beyond genetics and epigenetics…”
order~chaos
“Only chaos, only order, either chaos or order, both chaos and order, chaos changing to order, order changing to chaos, between chaos and order, neither chaos nor order, beyond chaos and order…”
