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UNWHOLESOME BEDFELLOWS. "The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), formerly the Guest Choice Network, is an American non-profit firm that lobbies on behalf of the fast food, meat, alcohol and tobacco industries. It describes itself as "dedicated to protecting consumer choices and promoting common sense". Sponsors are reported to include Brinker International, RTM Restaurant Group (the owner of Arby's), Tyson Foods, HMSHost Corp, and Wendy's." https://lnkd.in/dBe4xE4 View in LinkedIn

THE SUPERORGANISM. "Like the cells of an organism, the members of a eusocial colony have evolved elaborate mechanisms to enhance the survival and reproduction of the larger unit. The colony consisting of one or more queens and workers has been called a superorganism, essentially a new kind of organism built up of organisms of the old kind." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098220300811X View in LinkedIn

JAPAN TOBACCO AND MCDONALDS ARE ONE COMPANY (JTI-Macdonald Corp). Does it surprise you to learn that the same giant tobacco company that is poisoning our health is also leading the obesity epidemic with junk food? View in LinkedIn

THE MYSTERY OF COLONIES. "Colonies are like organisms, but unlike anything in the non-biological world, with respect to their degree of integration and cooperation for the good of the whole. The key question then is an evolutionary one. How did this organismal degree of cooperation evolve, given that the Darwinian norm is closer to a struggle of all against all? http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098220300811X View in LinkedIn

TOBACCO DIVERSIFICATION is the next theme. It is often difficult to determine the Dutch Doll ownership pyramid, as companies change their names, and hide behind shells and holding companies. What is clear, though, is that tobacco has married fast food. Both are experts on physiologically irrelevant pleasure stimulation with big health consequences. View in LinkedIn

GREATER THAN THE SUM. "Dumb parts, properly connected into a swarm, yield smart results." (Kevin Kelly). The fact is, there is no such thing as dumb parts. https://scholar.google.es/scholar?start=40&q=swarm+intelligence&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 View in LinkedIn

IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES. Slime mould and researcher set to play piano duet http://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2015/feb/09/slime-mould-and-researcher-set-to-play-piano-duet View in LinkedIn

CONUNDRUM. "How complex biological diversity can arise from seemingly simple strands of DNA is one of the most pertinent of questions confronting 21st century biologists." https://lnkd.in/d42MTRa View in LinkedIn

WORLD TOBACCO ATLAS. A valuable resource. https://lnkd.in/dMNkueZ View in LinkedIn

OPEN INNOVATION. "Groups of individuals can be surprisingly adept at predicting future events and solving complex problems, and often outperform smart individuals or experts. This phenomenon, known as ‘swarm intelligence’ or ‘the wisdom of crowds’, has been extensively studied and inspired many applications in human societies." https://lnkd.in/d5UvDeJ View in LinkedIn