Pushing Limits Once there was a mathematician. Who studied and invented. Many many forms. Of advanced mathematics. Before long. He was writing papers so advanced. Nobody understood them. Which meant, of course. That nobody could appreciate them. Must Know More https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jan31_Loop.mp4 But he kept pushing. […]
Cat Hypnosis
I Suck At Cooking I like to cook, even though I mostly suck at it. I’ll watch something on YouTube, or read somebody’s blog about some kind of recipe, and then I’ll decide to cook it a couple days later. Problem is I don’t usually remember much of this, except the taste I […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hallucinated Evolution
Shroom Theory There’s a very interesting theory about the origins of human consciousness. Way back in the day, when primitive proto humans were just developing a sense of self awareness, it was likely long before we learned how to speak. Since there was no written language to reference, no memories of spoken stories […]
Brain Softening Technology
Neurology Lecture I saw this very troubling lecture a few days ago. It was at this local book store, I just happened to be there. A neurologist had written a book and was talking about the dangers of relying on too much technology. He said that when we rely on too much […]
Advice From Imaginary People
Grandmaster Theory I have a friend who has a very interesting hobby. He plays chess, but in a very unique way. He has this chess software on his PC, and this chess software is hooked up a huge database. This database has every game every played. So he’ll watch a game, […]
Jungian Love Instincts and Fate
Hypnotic Amnesia I had a friend go to this hypnosis show recently. He volunteered to go up on stage. The hypnotist made him forget the number three. And he gave him a post hypnotic suggestion to not remember the number three for three days. He asked his permission before hypnotizing him and he […]
Hierarchical Brain Structures
Big History If you study big history, you’ll see plenty of similarities between all major civilizations. Doesn’t matter where or when they are, they all share many similarities. For example, you’ll find pyramids in plenty of cultures. Egyptian, Meso-American and ancient Greece. Another common trait is how they modified the environment to […]
Flow States and New Instincts
Getting Beat A long time ago I used to play a lot of racquetball. One day I was playing against a friend of mine against whom I usually won. We usually played best-of-seven, first person to win four games. He was winning three games to zero and he was about halfway through the fourth […]