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The Social Brain
Where is your mind? Is it in your head? Well, that’s where your brain is — and your brain remembers, plans, makes judgments, solves problems… but you also use other things to remember and plan, like your phone or a notebook. You solve problems and make judgments with all sorts of other tools and resources, too. The more you think about it, the more you realize that while the brain is a squishy lump of fat and protein, the mind is something much larger: it’s an ever-expanding organ of tissue, wood, stone, and steel. And people. Because of communication, we can even make other people extensions of our minds. We can access their memories and knowledge by simply asking.
By Tea Quinix2 years ago in Geeks
Flora and Fauna of Sahul
Flora and Fauna of Sahul: A Unique Ecosystem Scientists have discovered something reminiscent of Atlantis near Australia. There was once an entire continent now submerged underwater. Around 70,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age, a massive landmass called Sahul existed in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. This ancient supercontinent connected what we now know as Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania, and the Aru Islands into one vast piece of land.
By Tea Quinix2 years ago in Humans
