Enough Triumphs, 3D Terahertz Waves, Jumping Polar Bears, Mushroom Homes, Plastic Fantastic & What a Winter Solstice!
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven — Ecclesiastes
The Notes in Between
There is a way of understanding time that doesn’t move forward. The winter solstice marks that. The longest night. The moment when nothing appears to move, yet everything does.
Ancient people knew this. They gathered. They lit fires. They prayed. They waited. Nature knew this. They pulled their energy inward. They slowed their metabolism. They took rest in other forms.
Some futures need time to settle before they can rise.
Winter gives us that opportunity.
The Vedas speak of rita, the natural order that moves through seasons, bodies, and stars. Ayurveda “the science of life” honors winter as a season of grounding and nourishment.
As cold and dryness increase, the body asks for oils and routines. As digestion slows, the body asks for soups and roots. As nervous system have been in high alert, the body now asks for sleep. All so we can care for the inner fire, ready for when movement returns.
Other seasons will call forth Pitta, fire and water, with its heat, clarity, and transformation. And Kapha, earth and water, with spring’s stability, growth, and structure. But as of now the winter belongs to Vata, to the wisdom of the notes in between…
… and within every winter there lies the gift of a secret container.
For the seeds waiting,
For the systems repairing,
For the photons that day by day will be returning.
For all those who have wintered.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer — Albert Camus
Technology
America on a Triumph Hunt
3 news from the… Big Apple? Wait, that was the favorite from last week. Hmm. Trump Media signed a merger with TAE Technologies, a private fusion energy company that has spent years developing aneutronic fusion systems. Yep, and these news comes with the week announcement of the 24 companies joining Project Genesis. And if that weren’t enough of a triumph hunt, Washington also committed to a moon landing by 2028, followed by plans for a permanent lunar outpost.
TzH Christmas Waves?
3D printing has seemed for a while like the way forward for manufacturing. One of our favorite 3D prints this week came from Yale, someone printing a Cello! Yeah, pretty cool. But nothing quite beats this: 3D-printed, tiny helical structures that function as optical materials in the terahertz frequency range.? Sounds complex, but it is basically a bunch of spiraling waves called “chirality.” These beams can work with molecules in many ways, finding new pathways into chemical signatures, biological structures and building encoding walls that other wavelengths struggle with.
Sonic Geometry
Can you hear the music? Before the wave or the light collapsed into physics, ancient thinkers and mystics treated music and geometry as a single harmonic scale. From spirals to fractals to musical notes to architectural roses. This “sonic geometry” feels maybe like something that was always meant to be heard before it was seen? The visible imprint of vibration settling into form. With us humans alongside the rest of the earth, playing one of the keys in the larger harmony.
A robin sings in winter because it can, and it wants the world – or at least the female robins – to know it. But he is also practising for happier times — Katherine May
Health
DNA Cassette Tapes
Is the cassette making a comeback? Yes, but with a twist. The thing is that DNA can theoretically store enormous amounts of information and remain stable for thousands of years if done right. So instead of silicon and electricity, we use our Dna + Cassette. Research suggest that data density can reach up to 362,000 terabytes per kilometer, approx 1.5 million times the storage capacity of a typical smartphone.
The Blue Pill?
Methylene Blue, the Blue Pill? Not the same as in The Matrix, but supposedly with some of the Neo qualities. Some researches say it can get you to live longer, other researchers says stay away, the oracle has not spoken.
Matruska but with Brains instead?
If we are at a point where AI can measure brain-wide signals, why wouldn’t the brain already be doing something similar internally? Rather than intelligence being localized, meaning may emerge from distributed patterns across the whole system. New theoretical work suggests that it is plausible that biological brains also integrate information at distributed, system-level scales rather than relying solely on localized neural circuits.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished — Lao Tzu
Science
Jumping Polar Bear
Nautilus explores how 4x Arctic warming is affecting polar bears at the genetic level. Evolution usually likes to take it slow across generations, but climate change kinda compresses the timeline. So researchers are now asking whether genetic adaptation can keep pace with environmental change. The answer might be yes. Researchers identified increased activity of transposable elements (“jumping genes”), genetic mechanisms linked to stress response and adaptation.
Building With Mycelium
Mycelium, fungal root networks, could end up building houses? These beautiful beautiful living systems can grow into strong, lightweight blocks by feeding on agricultural waste. The known challenge with all these great climate solutions is, of course, scale, but the environmental upside is significant: lower emissions, less waste, and materials that biodegrade.
Plastic (Degradable) Fantastic
There are lots of 2025 plastic solutions, but this one seems to be especially promising. a plant-based plastic material able to break down in saltwater, without (finally) leaving ANY microplastics. The promise from the scientists are: works like plastic, but the fantastic is that it can degrade after use!
What is planted in each person’s soul will sprout — Rumi
Did you know…? that we are light eaters too? Then what better timing, as the sun is turning, take a look at how the 7 traditions are celebrating.
Did you take some time…? to do that year end review? Nesslab + Sahil made theirs and made some framework and tips for us to use. And while you’re at it, do some 2026 planning?
Did you read the Bethlehem Story…? if so, remind me who his dad is again? The Fourth Way takes on a journey through the question: What is God again?
Did you hear the sentence that goes something like this…? you’re not failing, life is just testing you.. If intrigued, I will let Eckart explain the rest.
Did you remember to say good morning…? and I love you? 1,000 years of relationship advice from Sahil Bloom’s two-year journey asking couples who’ve been married 40, 50, or 60+ years for their best relationship advice.
Did you watch any cozy movies this weekend…? if not, the boy named Santa, A Very Murray Christmas, a Christmas Carol and Togo (just because we love dogs). And for music, here are some cozy 432 hz tunes.
Have a Wonderful Solstice and Merry Christmas xxx
