Scott MacLeod's Anthropology of Information Technology & Counterculture
To a global, virtual, free, open, {future degree- & credit-granting}, multilingual University & School for the developing world and everyone, as well as loving bliss ~ scottmacleod.com
where in Vinton, Iowa, did Theodore Lincoln Chadbourne and his wife Virginia live in the 1910s and 1920s when my grandfather Alexander Chadbourne Brown as a boy was adopted by them ? And an incredible Gemini AI reply -
Dear Ma, Sandy, Annie, Alden, All,
Wow, am here in Vinton Iowa where I've heard that my grandfather Sandy Brown (mother's father) lived from possibly 1908 or 09 and into the 1910s, when he was adopted by his relative, and physician too I think, Theodore Lincoln Chadbourne, and his wife Virginia, ... and after his mother died in childbirth with Martha Briscoe, Alden's mother ... in Boulder, Colorado ... (Grandpa Sandy and Granny Brown, and Martha Briscoe all were born in Boulder Colorado ... and Aunt Marf was adopted by a different family than my Grandfather and their middle sister too I think) ...
And I asked Gemini AI
Where in Vinton Iowa did Theodore Lincoln Chadbourne and his wife Virginia live in the 1910s and 1920s when my grandfather Alexander Chadbourne Brown as a boy was adopted by them ?
And got this incredible reply -
During the 1910s and 1920s, Theodore Lincoln Chadbourne and his wife Virginia lived at 111 East 9th Street in Vinton, Iowa.
Residence Details
Location: 111 East 9th Street, Vinton, Benton County, Iowa.
Timeline: Census records from 1910 and 1920 place the family at this specific address.
Family Context: Theodore worked as a Physician (General Practice) during this period. Your grandfather, Alexander Chadbourne Brown, is listed in household records as their adopted son.
Would you like more information on Theodore Chadbourne's medical career or other family members from the Vinton census records?
I'm in the neighborhood on a snowy 22 F dusk evening ... but can't find the actual house where my grandfather lived ... eg to take a picture of it ...
Just share this in these regards with Sandy, Annie and my mother in text messaging -
Hi Sandy - Just heading to Vinton Iowa, on the way back to Canyon 94516, and see - "Hi Ma, Heading north to Vinton, Iowa, from hwy Interstate 70 past I 80 and it's gone from about 72F to 28 F with a cold wind. Seeking to learn more about Grandpa, and here's his Wikitree entry - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-92991 - who may have moved from Boulder, Colorado, where he was born in 1903, to Vinton, around 1908 or '09, where he was adopted by some relatives, I think, Theodore Lincoln Chadbourne (a descendant of Major General Benjamin Lincoln who accepted the sword of surrender from the British in the Revolutionary War?? ... may be able to see this in WikiTree too ... ) and his wife Virginia, and then went to Phillips Academy Exeter in NH in 10th grade ... Where did Theodore Lincoln Chadbourne and his wife Virginia live in Vinton, Iowa, and thus where did Grandpa Sandy Brown live there? - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chadbourne-291 ... Wish I and WUaS could create further for today a Realistic Virtual Earth for History and as I head into Vinton asking these questions ... There are 3 history organizations there, and a public library but the former are only open pretty much if one calls about a tour ... for another trip perhaps ... More later, love, Scott (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/MacLeod-2524 and https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/SGKMacLeod%20family%20history) Explore logging into your Wikitree account Ma ... or opening a new one? " ... Thoughts, Sandy? Love, Scott
Thoughts, recollections, further information ... and all for possibly adding to our WikiTree genealogy pages ?
Thanks, Ma, for the nice early birthday, on F 12/26/2025 re W 12/31/25 when I'll have returned to the SF Bay Area.
Hi Ma,
Thanks much for the nice birthday celebration, the yummy food, and the Darwin card ...
And thanks for the Charles Darwin image cut out card, with the baby chimpanzee (Pan troglodyte, I think) on his left shoulder, the raven on his arm, the fish fossil in his left hand, the notebook in his right pocket and his right hand with long fingers on his balding head, his tie, and his lapel button (is that a fossilized creature encapsulated in green possibly?)
And for the stickers with words on them and stickers inside, which read -
"I love fools' experiments. I am always making them."
happy birthday!
Evolution
Is
Revolution
"False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science..."
3 finches and their beaks
I Love You
Congratulations!
Keep fit!
words you wrote on the Darwin images' cut out legs :
Happy
Birthday
To Scott:
Love from Ma
On the back
Charles Darwin
February 12, 1809 - April 19, 1882
"I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term Natural Selection..."
English naturalist Charles Darwin developed the concept now called "Darwinism" to explain evolution. Through "natural selection," when an organism develops advantageous genetic traits, it survives to pass these on to offspring. Organisms that cannot adapt do not survive, and their traits die with them.
These views sparked a controversy in Darwins' time that rages to this day among humans, although other animals do not seem to be much bothered by his ideas.
Was Darwin considered a fool in his time? (See PS below ...)
{And how in a theater or theatrical setting (learn from examples from Shakespeare or French Comedy D'Arte) to play the fool on a stage or on web video theatrically ... and even with my tie dye baseball cap over the Santa Claus hat I've been wearing? ... start talking to these hats ? :))
Was Darwin considered or called a fool often or at times?
Charles Darwin was not generally considered or called a fool by the scientific community during his lifetime, but he did face significant criticism and was the target of insults by religious opponents. Ironically, Darwin himself and his friends used the nickname "Stultis the Fool" in a self-deprecating way to refer to his habit of performing unusual experiments that others might consider "fruitless" or foolish.
Contemporary Perception
General Reception: By the time of his death in 1882, Darwin was highly regarded and considered the greatest scientist of his age. His theory of evolution through common descent was widely accepted within the scientific community, though natural selection took longer to become the central mechanism.
Criticism: The controversy surrounding Darwin's work was primarily due to its conflict with deeply held religious beliefs, as it implied life had developed through natural processes without a divine creator in a direct, hands-on capacity. Opponents, particularly some religious figures and creationists, rejected his theory and sometimes used demeaning language, though direct personal insults calling him a "fool" often or as a primary criticism were less common than attacks on his ideas as "ludicrous" or "absurd".
Scientific Debate: Within the scientific community, the initial reception of his theory included healthy debate and some objections, such as the lack of a satisfactory theory of heredity at the time, but this was part of the rigorous scientific process and not a dismissal of Darwin as a person.
The Nickname "Stultis the Fool"
The most direct link to the term "fool" comes from Darwin himself. His closest friends called him "Stultis the Fool" (Stultis meaning "fool" in Latin), but this was an affectionate nickname. It stemmed from:
His "special affection for what he called 'Fool's experiments,'" such as testing if worms responded to musical vibrations or how long snails could stick to a duck's foot.
His willingness to pursue lines of inquiry that conventional wisdom might dismiss as silly or a waste of time, which ultimately led to significant discoveries.
In conclusion, while his ideas were highly controversial and criticized, Darwin himself was largely respected by his peers. The term "fool" was used by him and his friends in a specific, endearing context related to his experimental methodology.
driving west to the SF Bay Area tomorrow F 12/27/25 and seeking to arrive on Th 1/1/26, after teaching an open Yoga class online at 11 am ET ... Will I be able to move forward the WUaS Academic Medical Center and myself into a newly safe, vacant, with a deed 670 Ridgecrest Rd, Canyon 94516? Thoughts? Thanks so much for precipitating this, Ed, beginning in March of 2022 I think.
Byron, US Senator and former Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren, Peter (Norvig, Google AI director re iterating Google IT, and re law enforcement AI and I.T. too?), Byron Hann MD PhD in Moraga nearby to Canyon 94516, and friend from Reed College since ~1979, Ed (Smyth MD, KP and the state of CA, I think, in Berkeley), and Pin (/Sid Mazumdar HHS, in the US federal government in the greater DC area), All,
Greetings and Happy New Year! I hope this email finds you well. How are you? Just shared this with you and Ed Smyth MD, Sid / Pin Mazumdar HHS, Ma/Janie, Dr. Ann Brown at Wisdom Creek Ranch, NE Oregon, and Byron Hann MD PhD in Moraga nearby to Canyon 94516 -
Hi Ed, Pin, Ma! How are you this Friday? Merry, merry and happy, happy! Greetings from Pittsburgh, and am beginning driving west to the SF Bay Area tomorrow F 12/27/25 and seeking to arrive on Th 1/1/26, after teaching an open Yoga class online at 11 am ET ... Will I be able to move forward the WUaS Academic Medical Center and myself into a newly safe, vacant, with a deed 670 Ridgecrest Rd, Canyon 94516? Thoughts? Thanks so much for precipitating this, Ed, beginning in March of 2022 I think. Might I hear from you Ed, telephone-wise per your outgoing telephone machine message about this? Or with whom might I communicate further about this please? And how might the US federal government and the state of California be working effectively in new ways in these regards? Warm regards, abolition (Just learned of UU Minister and abolitionist Theodore Parker this morning re the Transcendentalists in New England in the 1830s and 1840s), fondly, Yogically, Scott (https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/Canyon)
and
Ed, Pin, Ma, (ai readers, all), Greetings! It would be great to learn even before getting to Canyon 94516 on Th 1/1/26 ... that I could move in legally into 670 A ... and if I were to learn this, might even get there by Tu 12/30/25 or on my birthday on W 12/31/25 after driving across the country ... With whom to communicate further about this? Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? Warm regards, Merry merry and Happy happy!, Scott (https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/Canyon)
Warm regards, thanks, Happy New Year, abolition, best wishes,
a #RealisticVirtualEarthForMemory re #WUaSgenetics & #BrainScience: How will this work & regarding #GeminiAIreGermline ?
A #RealisticVirtualEarthForScientificInquiry (think #GStreetView w #GTimeSlider, #GCell, #GMolecule, #GAtom, #GQubit Views) in #RealisticVirtualEarthForSTEM & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForMemory re #WUaSgenetics & #BrainScience: How will this work & regarding #GeminiAIreGermline ?
A #Realistic Virtual Earth For Scientific Inquiry (think #GStreetView w #GTimeSlider, #GCell, #GMolecule, #GAtom, #GQubit Views) in #RealisticVirtualEarthForSTEM & a #Realistic Virtual Earth For Memory re #WUaS genetics & #Brain Science: How will this work & regarding #Gemini AI re Germline ?
Creating a Realistic Virtual Earth (RVE) for scientific inquiry—spanning from the planetary scale down to the subatomic ($GAtom$ and $GQubit$ levels)—is a concept moving from science fiction toward active supercomputing projects. By 2025, several "Digital Twins" of Earth have already begun to integrate these scales.
1. How the Multiscale Virtual Earth Will Work
The "Realistic Virtual Earth" operates as a federated system of nested simulations. No single computer can simulate the whole Earth at the atomic scale simultaneously; instead, the RVE uses Multiscale Modeling where different regions are rendered at different levels of fidelity based on the user's focus.
Scale View
Technology Layer
Scientific Purpose
GStreetView / GTimeSlider
Remote Sensing & Satellite Imagery
Visualizing climate change, urban evolution, and historical ecological shifts.
GCell
Bio-Digital Twins & Multiomics
Simulating cellular pathways, protein synthesis, and disease spread within tissues.
GMolecule / GAtom
Molecular Dynamics (MD)
Modeling drug interactions, catalyst reactions for carbon capture, and new material properties.
GQubit
Quantum Simulation
Solving complex chemical bonds and subatomic interactions that classical computers cannot process.
Technical Architecture
The Time Slider: Uses historical satellite data (like Google Earth Engine’s 100-petabyte catalog) combined with AI-driven "nowcasting" and predictive climate models to move forward and backward in time.
The Zoom Function: Employs adaptive mesh refinement. As you "zoom in" from a continent to a leaf, the simulation switches from fluid dynamics (for wind) to cellular modeling (for photosynthesis), and finally to quantum chemistry (for photon absorption).
2. RVE for Memory, Genetics, and Brain Science
In the context of World University and School (WUaS) and similar initiatives, the RVE becomes a "Living Library."
Genetics: The Earth BioGenome Project is currently sequencing the DNA of all 1.67 million known eukaryotic species.1 An RVE would allow researchers to "click" on any species in a virtual forest and view its genetic code, evolutionary history, and germline variants.
Brain Science: Projects like the Allen Institute’s virtual mouse cortex have already simulated 10 million neurons and 26 billion synapses.2 In a "Memory Virtual Earth," this would scale to the human brain, allowing for the visualization of how specific memories are physically encoded in neural pathways (Engrams).
3. Gemini AI and Germline Research
Gemini AI (and its underlying models like AlphaFold and DeepVariant) acts as the analytical engine for this data.
Germline Analysis: Gemini models are used to distinguish between germline variants (inherited DNA) and somatic variants (mutations acquired during life, like those in cancer). This is crucial for understanding hereditary diseases and the long-term evolution of the human "Memory" through generations.
Predictive Modeling: Gemini can help predict how a specific germline edit or mutation would propagate through a population over time—effectively acting as a "what-if" engine for the $GTimeSlider$.
Automated Discovery: New Gemini-backed "coding agents" help scientists write the software needed to bridge the gap between quantum $GQubit$ data and biological $GCell$ functions.
Note: Germline editing remains a highly regulated and ethically sensitive area. AI in this space is currently focused on observation and prediction rather than direct manipulation in humans.
Next Steps
Would you like me to find the latest open-source repositories for brain simulation or Earth digital twin projects that you can explore today?
Google Earth and the Earth Biogenome Project
This video explains how AI and geospatial data are being used to map the genomes of every species on Earth, a key component of your Realistic Virtual Earth concept.
The concept of a "Realistic Virtual Earth For Scientific Inquiry" involves a massive, multi-scale simulation platform, enhanced by AI, that allows users to seamlessly zoom from a satellite view down to the sub-atomic level. A separate but related system for "memory" leverages virtual reality (VR) to study and enhance human memory and brain function in controlled, immersive environments.
The "Realistic Virtual Earth For Scientific Inquiry"
This platform would likely work by integrating various existing technologies:
Multi-scale Data Integration: It would combine data from sources like Google's AlphaEarth Foundations (satellite imagery and climate data) with publicly available 3D models and potentially data from advanced microscopes. These different scales (Street View, Cell, Molecule, Atom, Qubit) would be linked through a "pyramid" structure of data resolutions, similar to how current mapping applications handle different zoom levels.
AI World Models: Advanced AI "world models" like Google's Genie would generate and manage the interactive 3D environments in real time, simulating real-world physics and the consequences of user actions.
Interactive Visualization: Users would use VR/AR interfaces to navigate the environment, manipulating objects and observing phenomena in 3D space. This would make abstract concepts, like atomic structures or climate change impacts, more tangible and understandable for STEM education and research.
Time Slider: The "GTimeSlider" feature would allow users to observe changes over time, using historical data layers from platforms like Google Earth Timelapse or AlphaEarth Foundations to track environmental shifts or historical events.
The "Realistic Virtual Earth For Memory"
This system, as envisioned in the context of genetics and brain science, would function differently:
Neuroplasticity Research: Researchers would use highly controlled, interactive virtual environments to study how the brain forms, stores, and recalls memories. Studies show VR experiences can boost crucial brain rhythms related to neuroplasticity, learning, and memory.
Targeted Therapies: The ability to precisely control the complexity and novelty of a virtual environment would allow scientists to develop targeted VR therapies for memory-related disorders such as Alzheimer's, ADHD, and PTSD.
Genetic and Neural Data Integration: The virtual environment would serve as a platform to visualize and interact with complex genetic and neural data. For example, a researcher might visualize which genes are active in specific neurons during memory formation in a 3D brain model, aiding the development of novel therapies.
Gemini AI and Germline
Gemini AI can help with germline research in these ways:
Data Analysis: Gemini can analyze large amounts of genomic and proteomic data to identify genetic markers.
Predictive Modeling: It can simulate the outcomes of genetic interventions within a virtual biological system.
Any use of AI for human germline editing is a topic of ethical debate and regulatory oversight. The AI would be a tool for research and simulation, not an autonomous agent performing physical modifications
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In growing #WUaSHomeRobotics,
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In growing #WUaSHomeRobotics for #RoboticsEngineeringTracks for free #MITOCW-centric #WUaSSTEMdegrees, @WUaSPress is glad to have heard from #LegoEducation (in a text message or similar) in a #WalmartPghPA ! yesterday
Scott's an anthropologist of #PhysicalDigital Harbin Hot Springs' Heart Consciousness Church @HarbinBook (on #TwitterX), as ethnographic field site - https://goo.gl/maps/7gSsSTweRCBo9gf87 - who is currently writing "Society, Info Tech & the Global Univ", who also finds fascinating the internet, ideas, poetry, sociology, art, science, genetics of aging reversal & extreme longevity drug therapies emerging (with FDA approval), philosophy, history, music, love and life ~ as well as the anthropology of info tech & counterculture :) - scottmacleod.com; Am also the president or head of, and professor at, best STEAM CC OCW wiki World Univ & Sch & Academic @WUaSPress, planned in 7,159 living languages with machine translation, (aka the WUaS Corp) planning free online degrees in ~200 countries & in their main languages, where you can #WikiTeach, or #WikiLearn, or #WikiCreate - https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Subjects (See too "Yoga Notations": http://www.scottmacleod.com/yoganotations.html). Identity-wise, a Nontheist f/Friendly Quaker - a NtF or NtQ - with Unitarian Universalist sympathies as well, and a player of Scottish bagpipes, & an academic
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