How Does The Brain Learn Categorization For Sounds?

If you want to cure boredom, be curious. If you’re curious, nothing is a chore; it’s automatic – you want to study. Cultivate curiosity, and life becomes an unending study of joy.

Tony Robbins (via lazyyogi)

ASTONISHING, said Death.  REALLY ASTONISHING.  LET ME PUT FORWARD ANOTHER SUGGESTION: THAT YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A LUCKY SPECIES OF APE THAT IS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF CREATION VIA A LANGUAGE THAT EVOLVED IN ORDER TO TELL ONE ANOTHER WHERE THE RIPE FRUIT WAS. Fighting for breath, the philsopher managed to say, ‘Don’t be silly.’ THE REMARK WAS NOT INTENDED AS DEROGATORY, said Death.  UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU HAVE ACHIEVED A GREAT DEAL.

Terry Pratchett, “Death and What Comes Next” (A Blink of the Screen) (Tired of dealing with philosophers but never tired of humanity as a whole.)

did you know that octopi have three hearts and nine brains? They’re very efficient and clever and this one is very cute.

just woke up from one hell of a nightmare i need a distraction…

I think I’ve had both of these mindsets at different times

Here’s an artsy peak at some giant clams behind the scenes! Their luminous colors and patterns are thanks to tiny, helpful algae that live inside the clams’ tissues.

Thank you to staffer Kat for the photo!

The Languages of Iran

Just by looking at this map of Iran’s spoken languages, you can tell it has a long history of immigrations, migrations, and conquests. Pretty neat!

that must have taken so much resilience and deftness and i’m sure it was very intimidating to the attacker and I hope you were alright!!!

once i got shot with a crossbow, so i took the bolt out and stabbed the attacker with it

i think about that every godsdamned day

Dig into an Incredible Compendium of Objects Excavated from the Bottom of Amsterdam’s Amstel River

“What’s bigger than this?” Crystal Kingdom edit for @stainedglassthreads