Size Matters: Connections Big And Small

Today we noted how similar in appearance neural networks are to a view of all the universe's galaxies. Well here's a video illustration of how such interconnected systems permeate our world on every scale. It's all about connections.

Universes exist in our minds and in the cosmos above. Makes you think twice about Plato's theory of "theomania." Are the nerve cells of artists truly infused with the energy of the heavens? Or was Malcolm Gladwell right? After all, we only know how neurons and galaxies look because of geniuses who spent over 10,000 hours working on seeing them.