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Scientific spirituality and remember that time we actually saved the environment that one time?
Here’s a rabbit-hole: Scientific Spirituality is a thing, and people seem to find ‘existential comfort without god’
“The majesty of grand scientific theories and their implications for understanding the nature of ourselves and the universe,” the researchers conclude, may be “particularly adept in eliciting the sense of coherence underlying spirituality.”
Oh boy, this is heavy. But this is the best piece of short form memoir I’ve read in YEARS.
"I’m an obstruction enforcer or the embodiment of a taunt; a recovering alcoholic who explains to callers and their families why they can’t access or afford their chance to recover."
We have, actually, reversed immense human-caused environmental degredation.
Biological Anthropologists do cool stuff, and hedonic eating might be a uniquely human trait
Neuropeptide Y is associated with “hedonic eating”—consuming food strictly to experience pleasure rather than to satisfy hunger. It drives individuals to seek out high-calorie foods, especially those rich in fat. Historically, though, NPY has been overlooked in favor of flashier “feel good” chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin.
on the lighter side, there’s a new wave of Rock Climbing developing in India