Seems appropriate.

Just take the fact that we have a "second brain" in our guts:

I like to think of myself as a microorganism Voltron.

"Give it to me straight, doc."

And Now, a Snuffleupagus on Mars

Thanks for sharing that. I'm actually struck by how closely your waking up experience reminds me of (and almost seems to exemplify) a Taoistic description of "practicing awareness" from a book I'm reading:

Just heard this the other day, seems somewhat relevant.

Same goes for wheat - from ancient einkorn wheat (14 chromosomes - roughly 10,000 years ago) to modern "common" wheat Triticum aestivum (42 chromosomes - 95% of all consumed wheat today).

Wow, so Charles Sherrington's "enchanted loom" metaphor may have been more apt than previously thought.

Right?! I'd live the hell out of there!

I know baby steps and all, but...please make with this next...

Missed soundtrack opportunity. But, seriously, 0:35-0:43 gives me that 'uncanny valley' feel...

Pharmacological enhancement of altruism and empathy: What if we could take a pill to make ourselves more thoughtful people, more considerate of others?

Alan Watts on the 'Art of Meditation.' Linked this within a thread below, and just wanted to make it a little more visible for those who might be interested. He has a unique insight and approach to the matter. It's a combination of a few audio lectures, and well worth the listen.

I enjoy how Alan Watts breaks it down in his various talks. The embedded clip is fairly short, but, if you have the time, this is an entire lecture worth listening to:

Oh no...

If he 'just snapped' (as this article/attributing it to brain damage suggests), then why did he go out of his way and actively murder 16 Afghani civilians? Rather than, say, indiscriminately killing anyone with target range - which, in this case, would have been fellow soldiers. It's not like he was on patrol and…

So, Karl was right?

Dang, couldn't embed it: [bloguin.com]

This one's a bit more difficult...