Mystery
The Search for Andromeda
Chapter Four: The Devourer's Call The lab’s lights dimmed as the energy surge reverberated through the systems, casting eerie shadows across the room. Elara’s heart pounded in her chest, the cold presence she had sensed now growing stronger, more defined. The ripple in the data was no longer just a glitch—it was a harbinger, a sign that something immense and malevolent was on the move.
By Emmanuel Oyewaleabout a year ago in Chapters
LABYRINTH OF SHADOWS
As I slowly awoke, my eyelids heavy and reluctant to open, a deep sense of unease began to creep in, gnawing at the edges of my consciousness. My heart started to race, pounding in my chest as I took in my surroundings. This wasn't my room. My room was a sanctuary of warmth and familiarity, filled with personal mementos that told the story of who I was. But here, everything felt wrong.
By Ukpeje Honourabout a year ago in Chapters
See the Light Chapter 2 Song for the Souls Part 3
Chapter 2 Song for the Souls Part 3 Horses. I had no idea how to ride one. The thought of trying and possibly killing myself within the first ten meters crossed my mind. No, that was definitely not an option. Instead, I quickly walked through the stables, taking in the sight of the magnificent animals. Their coats gleamed, their manes long and silky. Their eyes were large and glistened with a calm, peaceful intelligence.
By Klara Nolanabout a year ago in Chapters
See the Light Chapter 2 Songs for the Souls Part 2
Chapter 2 Part 2 I used to love sewing and working with fabrics. I knew that feeling well, the familiar weight of the scissors in my hand brought back a rush of memories, though they were still clouded and vague. These tiny scissors had been my constant companion, small enough to tuck away anywhere, even in the inside pocket of my leggings. I would carry them everywhere, ready to snip a loose thread or trim a piece of fabric for a project I’d think about later. They were smaller than a tablespoon, but sharp as a needle’s point.
By Klara Nolanabout a year ago in Chapters
See the Light Chapter 2 Song for the Souls
CHAPTER 2 Part 1 The Girl Who Sings Songs for the souls, the escape, and the new beginnings. This was it—my chance to escape. As I sat on the floor of that dimly lit room, my thoughts raced, forming a plan. The first step was clear: I needed to free my hands. The bindings were strange, made from a material I couldn’t quite identify. It was tough, resilient, and yet, I was confident I could find something in this room to cut through them. I was nothing if not resourceful.
By Klara Nolanabout a year ago in Chapters
The Last Voyage
The sun dipped low over the horizon as the luxury yacht Elysian cut through the gentle waves of the Mediterranean. Onboard, a celebration was underway—a high-stakes gala for the wealthy elite, hosted by the enigmatic and charismatic billionaire, Victor Caldwell. The yacht was resplendent, with its polished decks, flowing silk drapes, and chandeliers twinkling like stars.
By Aashik Ismailabout a year ago in Chapters
The Butterfly Effect :The Power of Small Actions
Understanding the Butterfly Effect: How Small Actions Shape the World Introduction to the Butterfly Effect The butterfly effect, a concept introduced by American meteorologist and mathematician Edward Norton Lorenz in the 1960s, proposes that small changes in initial conditions can lead to vastly different outcomes in complex systems. Lorenz’s discovery stemmed from his work with weather simulations, where a tiny alteration in input variables, such as wind speed or temperature, led to dramatically different weather forecasts over the next two months. This principle suggests that even the most minor events can have far-reaching consequences.
By Adebayo Mahmudabout a year ago in Chapters
The Image You Can Only See Once
understand this sentence for most people both seem random and confusing but by the end of this video you will be able to see this image and understand that sentence based on new theories of how consciousness works also write in the comments below what you think this sentence is saying as by the end of the video what you wrote will give you an interesting clue into who you are as a person it was only in the late 1800s that the scientific study of consciousness began by studying animal brains and patients with epilepsy humans started to understand that electrical signals in the brain send and process information and these neural pathways are likely leading to our sentient consciousness but even now scientists are still trying to grapple with how our consciousness is formed like our brain this jelly-like organ sealed in our skull away from everything in complete silence and darkness is what creates our ability to hear and see things like wow we know that outside of you there is a reality that exists outside of your body and mind is a world full of real materials and objects and our complex bodies use our senses as windows per se to observe touch smell hear and detect the real world around us and don't ever let someone tell you only have five senses what is this 350 bc you have proprioception which is the sense of your body's position like I'm standing up or falling over you have thermoception the sense of temperature and heat that your body is able to pick up so using our senses we convey the information about the world around us to the brain where complex electrical signals process and read the information and create our perceptions leading to consciousness visually it would look like this you a person looking at a coffee cup your sense of vision gathering the information to send to the brain where it does all the work to understand ooh yay that is a coffee cup but if this were fully true you'd be able to see this image and hear this sentence and this is where a new theory of consciousness comes in to try and explain what's going on there is contemporary thought saying that the brain is actually constantly making predictions based on knowledge and context of the world around you and your senses are only there to tie these predictions to reality known as perception error minimization your senses are just confirming what your brain has already predicted visually it would look something like this your brain is predicting to see a coffee cup and your senses are just backing up or your brain already predicted with the sense of vision if you make a cup of coffee then you put it down on a table next time you look at it your brain predicts probably there's going to be a coffee cup there and then your vision is there to back it up this helps you control your perception of the world our brain is a predicting making machine so much so that there are even times where the predictions get in the way of reality this illusion is a great example called Adelson's checkerboard your perception of greatness is not due to actual sensory input or you would be able to tell that these tiles are actually the same color since your brain is relying on past knowledge and context of how shadows work you see these tiles as separate colors and even when you know they are the same color if you go back with the shadows you still can't really unsee it your brain is a prediction-making machine that can't fix itself in this moment this means that this illusion is cognitively impenetrable now let's look at the image from the beginning of the video you don't have any knowledge or context of this image which is why you can't see it but it is actually a two-tone image of a woman kissing a horse uh here's her head uh here's the horse she's obviously into some interesting things with her life gorgeous photo in my opinion but now when we go back to this image you can likely make out what it is now the sensory input of this image has not changed at all the only thing that has changed is your brain's predictions based on knowledge and context which now changes what you consciously see you can see the girl you can see the horse now the sentence that i played for you is just a sentence with the high frequencies taken out without any context it has very r2d2 energy you can't really understand what is being said now let's play the real sentence for you the man's painting a sign and we play the original audio and you now can hear it there's a lot of contemporary science now that our consciousness is much more controlled by our brain's predictions based on the context of our lives so when you go and look at the comments of what you thought that sentence was or what other people thought it might give insight into the context of your life for example many people in call centers thought that the sentence was saying who is calling you maybe that's something that they were just used to hearing a lot or they're just constantly thinking about picking up the phone me obsessed with understanding how consciousness works because um consciousness is my whole entire life so this information to me has honestly changed my whole perspective on everything you can click
By TBH Agencia Exclusiva Colsanitasabout a year ago in Chapters
