The Venus flytrap, like all carnivorous plants, had no use for its insect-trapping function unless it also had an insect-digesting function. And vice versa.
Discovery Institute co-founder George Gilder convenes national tech summit entering a conversation with leaders in the information and technology industry, centered in Seattle.
The ability to detect and respond to molecules in the air — olfaction — is one of the most complex of our senses. It requires sorting, analyzing, and prioritizing a torrent of input data quickly.