A popular scripture goes: In the beginning there was sound. That’s the actual translation – sound, vibration, logos, word. All samesies. But, now, thanks to recent research, it may serve as a reboot “in the end” as well – for Alzheimer’s patients. Great news. (Since my pop’s one ask-me-the-same-question-twice-in-5-minutes away from the nursing home I applied to work at.) I sat down to watch a documentary recently called “The Memory.. Read More
Should we care about human-mice hybrids?
You know, I get that we need to test on animals to find cures for things ‘n stuff. But if we’re gonna carry on with intentionally pumping human level cognitive powers into them, we’d better gear up for an uprising. Somehow, I can’t imagine that when these humanized lab rats I’m reading about find out how shitty we’re treating all the non-humans of the world, they’re gonna be alright with.. Read More
Cafe Ve-run-a: drinking joe pre-gym.
Two things are for sure in my life. Coffee. And coffee. Okay, three: and… cardio. Both the liquid A.M. pick me up and my kicks kickin’ up dirt and sweat have proven equally addictive pastimes for me. In fact, the coffeemaker on my counter hasn’t taken a holiday since the day we met. Even that one when I said I was going to quit cold turkey. (“I just… need to.. Read More
4 reasons you’d die if you hibernated till spring.
We can learn much from our animal friends. Sadly, most of the really the fun stuff (like sitting on power lines or trying to fly off a roof or in anything that’s not huge, pressurized, and shitting fuel across the sky) is generally admonished against attempting. But aside from dancing across the clouds, hunting a blissfully unaware still breathing dinner from afar, or screwing shamelessly in public, one of the.. Read More