The Embodied Mind by Thomas Verny is another great read on this theme. It's about cellular memory/cognition.

There’s some pretty compelling research on the brain effects. Here’s a quick explainer: https://youtu.be/dCm6QLGnPPw?si=-OlxcXp8mRBHlCo7

“No participation”—-spot on. The brain evolved for social learning.

The journal listed is wrong, but wondering what people think of this study? Viagra was originally developed as a high-blood pressure med, which I think is interesting. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fda-approves-via....

Have any of you had a peak experience? What was it like and did it change you?

"The phenomenon illustrates the wealth and complexity of urban coastal ecosystems in India, say experts. Sometimes, “human impact results in conditions that seem terrible for nature at a glance, but are actually a gold mine for some species"

What a cool point. What are other well-documented examples of this?

One question--where's the line between "invasive species" and a new welcomed/prized species in a new ecosystem.

Being near water can turn down the default mode network, which is also how psychedelics are thought to work. The idea being that under certain conditions you can reach transcendence without drugs

Genuinely curious; Do you have references to share?

This dude isn't doing "nothing" he's providing a real service to people who are sometimes dealing with hard shit

lol: "What happened was that Desdemona, through some sort of technology-meets-jazz-fusion kismet, hit him with a reasonable facsimile of his own words at just the right moment."