Lucid dreams. Had any? I’ve experienced some. What causes them? Is there any research? How does that compare to what’s portrayed in movies? An android future?
• Scientific American > “Are You a Lucid Dreamer?” by Gary Stix, Jeffery DelViscio (July 24, 2023) – An interview with sleep expert Isabelle Arnulf, head of the Sleep Disorders Clinic, Pitié Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris.
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Of all things, the tenuous (but persistent) “potential of nonhuman origin” for UFOs has bridged polarized politics. “Come together, yeah.“
• BBC > “UFOs and aliens bring a divided US Congress together” by Kayla Epstein (July 26, 2023) – Investigating UFOs, now known to many as UAPs, has become a rare bipartisan issue in Congress.
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In a milieu of polarization, an era of claims to supremacy – “and nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong” – perhaps complexity can moderate pride. Complexity that resonates like a prayer.
There’s the wider stage of complexity – from the atomic to the cosmic scale. Ecosystems. Culture. But there’s the complexity right in our skulls. Our brain.
• Dictionary.com > Humbling > “causing a person to feel less proud, especially through awe, admiration, or gratitude.”
The incredible complexity of our global ecosystem … at so many levels …
Well, then there’s “better living through chemistry” … the plastic ocean, plastic in our food chain, and PFAS in our tap water (and blood).
Here’s one of many articles in the news cycle this week prompted by a recent study from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) – which “analyzed water collected from over 700 taps and kitchen faucets in homes, offices and schools across the country.”
Continue reading The future of forever chemistry