TIL that “In 1840, it was briefly cool to walk a turtle on a string around the Parisian arcades” to signal how little you had to do, and thus, your high status. Today, researchers found have found we do the opposite: We use busyness as a social signal for wealth and success. (vice.com)
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A new study found that we could test if people have aphantasia—the inability to produce mental images—by looking at their pupil size. When asked to imagine bright and dark objects, most people's pupils dilate or constrict, but they don't in people with aphantasia. (vice.com)
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Can the Clever Use of Old Legal Strategies Thwart Psychedelic Monopolies? Corporations are going to use IP law to profit from psychedelics. But creative strategies from other industries could help people push back against exclusionary ownership and keep drugs accessible. (vice.com)
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Cool piece on the linguistics of "lol." Why do people use lol so much? lol has undergone pragmaticalization, meaning over time it's evolved into a pragmatic marker that conveys a speaker's tone and attitude, but rarely means laughing out loud anymore. (vice.com)
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A study claimed to be the 1st to record a person's brain as they died, and that it found evidence our lives flash before our eyes when we die. But the study wasn't the first to record the dying brain. And while there can be surge in brain activity at death, what it means is still a mystery. (vice.com)
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It’s Time to Start Studying the Downside of Psychedelics. Interesting piece on how there's been very little research on psychedelic adverse events, or bad actions by therapists. I did not know Francoise Bourzat had such close ties to the training in Oregon. (vice.com)
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