Big Bang One cool thing about the Universe is why every person on every planet on the Universe can legitimately claim they are the center of the Universe. Since from every point space, you would measure all other points in the universe expanding equally in all directions. A cool metaphor to describe this […]
She Went Inside Her Brain
Look Inside My Brain I saw this TED talk a while ago about a lady who was a neurologist and then had a stroke. And she explained in full detail what it was like, how her brain slowly more or less went offline. And how even dialing the phone became something utterly confusing […]
Self Deluded Geniuses
Islands and Oceans One of my favorite science metaphor is about the relationship of what we know, to the stuff we don’t know. What we know is like the coastline of a small island. What we don’t know is the huge ocean. Which means the more we discover things that we know, […]
Blender Hallucinations
Home Depot Disaster I had a friend once in this class I took a couple of years ago at a community college. He told me a story about how he’d just seen the movie, “Jackass,” and was feeling inspired. So, he and a friend went into Home Depot and he took a dump […]
Secret Society Origins
Cliques and Groups Lots of people are familiar with the idea of cliques. Smaller groups within larger groups. These are primarily based around the common human tendency to demonstrate hierarchical dominance by withholding information. Four Reasons https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May06Loop.mp4 There four ideas associated with secret societies going back to the dawn of time. […]
Subacoustic Phone Store
Gong Once… There is this auctioneer who makes twice as much money as everybody else. He travels around, kind of like a free agent. He came to my town, so I decided to figure out what the deal was. Why So Crowded? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May04Loop.mp4 I was wondering through my local mall and […]
Waking Lucid Dreams
Meditation Masters There are a few people who have complete control over their body. For example, some can slow down their heartbeat and breathing to very low levels. This is possible for everybody, but it takes a lot patient practice. Reclusive Super Genius https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr29Loop.mp4 There is this scientist that the authorities have […]
Future Toast Pattern
Why Am I Here? A common experience is temporary amnesia. You’ll be sitting there, thinking about something important. Then you’ll get an idea of something else important that you need to get from another room. Sorry, Who Are You? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr28Loop.mp4 Most people openly admit that they suck at remembering names. Somebody […]
Sensory Deprivation Hypnosis
Data Input System There are only a few ways data from the outside world can get into our brains. Visual and auditory are the two main ones. But feeling, taste, and smell are so paths to storied memories. Teacher Error https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr27Loop.mp4 I have a friend who is a teacher. She said […]
Misunderstanding Disaster
Cooking Origin Story I was watching this YouTube video about a recipe. Later I was at the store and decided to cook it. Even later I was back at home, wanting to create the recipe. Interesting Philosophy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr26Loop.mp4 There’s this really advanced hypnotist. But she found a very interesting way to […]
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