Each week we meet on Tuesdays from 6-9 PM at Design Lab 1 at the Duderstadt Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. But how do we know that this area is DL1, why can it not extend into the nearby atrium, coffee shop, to the Bell Tower and into Central Campus. All of our boundaries are defined by mere convention.

DL1 is not restricted merely to the chairs and computers inside this room, but rather to the thoughts, vibrations and experiences shared by all of those in it. DL1 will continue to exist in my mind as I get on the Commuter South and head to my house. It will continue to exist in your minds as you read this post, and develop thoughts of your own.

In the commotion that is thought, and the greater commotion that is vibration, it is interesting to think that every Tuesday from 6-9 PM at Design Lab 1 at the Duderstadt Center I will see all of you. I may or may not see you during the other 165 hours during the week, but our physical beings will exist in this restricted physical space at this time.

Though I can see you and you can see me at the same location that does not necessarily mean that we are at the same place. Place defined by thought is on a completely different level. We could be staring at each other but still be pondering entities completely independent of each other. This fact was clearly illustrated with the memory experiment last week.

So imagine applying this concept universally. When you are in class at 10 am, you may not be in class. When you are sleeping in your bed at three in the morning, you may not be sleeping in your bed, and though you may be in DL1 right now, you actually may not be, or maybe you are.