“I Spy” by Mikhael Paskalev (Official Music Video)
Great song. Great video.
Anonymous asked: What was it about that Sunday, the 6th, that you enjoyed so much?
I don’t really wish to elaborate on what I did or if I was with anyone. It was just a solid, solid day. From the moment I woke up to the moment I fell asleep, I was without a doubt, the happiest I have been in a long, long time.
“Strange Animals” by Alejandro Giraldo. Buy it here.
This awesome creature (yes, this really is a living thing, not a piece of candy or glass) is a Jewel Caterpillar (Acraga coa) spotted by naturalist and photographer Gerardo Aizpuru near Cancun, Mexico.
The bottom image, as you might’ve surmised, shows the bright and impressively furry moth that this wicked little caterpillar eventually becomes. Transforming from one sort of awesome creature into another different, but still entirely awesome, creature? We’re seriously impressed. [via.]
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
It’s been a long time since I enjoyed a day like the one I had yesterday. Even as I reflect on it now, it’s hard not to smile. And though it may be awhile before another one like it comes along, I am happy and content.
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Song of the day: “Someone To Love” by Stephen Marley
I’ve begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.
Chaim Potok
Chaim Potok
“One of the most odd objects we’ve ever seen. These items are sometimes confused with spy gadgetry, but the truth is stranger. Jailers’ keys were apparently filled with gun powder to create a primitive gun that could be detonated if there was any trouble when opening a cell door. We found several original versions that back up this claim, dating from the 17th century and of various complexity.” [via.]
Fascinating.
Memory-Altering Drug, Keeps Good Times, Kills Bad Times
A drug that seems to dampen bad memories, while leaving other memories in tact, may one day be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Previously, scientists knew that a stress hormone called cortisol affects people’s ability to form new memories and decrease negative emotions that might have been associated with them. But they thought once memories had solidified, they could no longer be affected by cortisol.
A new study led by researchers at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress, affiliated with the University of Montreal, shows that in fact, metyrapone, a drug that temporarily alters cortisol levels can be used to dampen an old, negative memory for days and possibly the long term.
“It gives us a second chance, basically, to act on the memory,” said Marie-France Marin, lead author of the study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
That makes it potentially very useful, because most memories that cause problems are older rather than newly formed.
“Soldiers, for example, or rape victims, are not going to go to the emergency room within an hour, obviously,” Marin said Thursday.
She added that many people who experience traumatic events don’t necessarily go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, and the fact that the drug works long after the memory was formed means it can be selectively given to people who have suffered long-term effects from a traumatic experience.
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