Mar 30, 2018
The Da Vinci Project, Part One. Basic Design Principles: The Contractile Function of Muscle
Muscle contraction is produced at a molecular level by the interaction between the interdigitating strands of myosin and actin molecules tha
Mar 6, 2018
The Da Vinci Project, Part One. Basic Design Principles: Dynamic Opposition and Effortlessness in Na
Compression presses outward and muscles pull inwardly, the combined action creating direction of parts with a minimum of effort—a principle
Mar 1, 2018
The Da Vinci Project, Part One. Basic Design Principles: Compression or Tensegrity?
Our upright, vertical, weight-bearing spine is a constantly-moving variation of a more primitive animal design—one that preserves the basic
Feb 21, 2018
The Da Vinci Project, Part One. Basic Design Principles: Tensegrity
In tensegrity structures, the rigid members don’t bear weight but provide opposition to the tension members, which in turn pull on the compr
Feb 16, 2018
The Da Vinci Project, Part One. Basic Design Principles: The Dynamic Function of Muscle
To maintain support off the ground, however, muscles must lengthen between the bony structures to which they attach so that, even as they ma
Feb 15, 2018
Welcome to The Da Vinci Project: The Study of Our Human Anatomical Design
Far from being a defective design, our upright posture is amazingly subtle and complex and that, without it, none of our distinctly human ac
