Studying Unconditional 👩‍⚕️

August 16

My classes started last week and I'm very excited to be back. I'm taking a class about Autobiographical Documentaries and I think I've said this so many times already but it's one of my favorite genres to study. I just find it fascinating.

All this is to say that the fact that this octopus appears to be dreaming means one of two things. Either

a) dreaming is a very, very old thing indeed, going directly back to the Urbilaterian. This would mean that almost every animal, from insects to starfish to sea slugs to newts, is likely to have the ability to dream in some capacity or another (unless they have specifically lost it by evolutionary simplification).

or

b) dreaming evolved entirely independently in cephalopods when they developed greater intelligence. This would suggest, at least, that there’s something very fundamental about dreaming related to intelligence itself, which causes it to emerge independently when sufficient intelligence arises.

my bookshelf, a la CART ☺️✨

Math 1: Professional procrastinator, messy hair and dimples, cycle the only five shirts he has, Lo-fi music, gets spacey occasionally, messy handwritings, gaming all night.

Chemistry: Attentive, detail-oriented, poker face 24/7, study-groups and piled up worksheets, beaming with curiosity, neat hair and clothes, earbuds in, always walking quickly in the streets.

ED Design: Digital arts, laid-back, has the brightest smile you’ll ever see, floral button-downs and shorts, tattooed arm, party nights, McDonalds at 2 AM, gets defensive over things he is passionate about.

Economics: Has casual but trendy style, studies one night before a test, fancy pens, has a lot of friends, gets sleepy easily, towering city lights, smooth talker, impeccable taste in everything.

Accounting: Jazz music, leather-bound planner, cloudy skies, analog watch, three cups of coffee every morning, has the dreamiest tired face, plans everything beforehand.

Math 2: Practical fashion, black and white aesthetic, scattered graphs, uneaten energy bars, smart demeanour, pencil behind ear, modern architectures, soft and clear skin.

Psychology: sensitive, likes deep talks, asking questions during lectures, cut-out quotes, big bookstores, a major dog-person, admirable ambitions, low key worries about his friends.

Physics: minimalistic folders, sport events, stubborn at times, doing homework during period breaks, long drive, action movies, hates essays, rock music, smells like rain.

Media and Communication: old movies, loves to cuddle, charismatic, freshly made doughnuts, festival popcorns, fake optics, patterned socks, doodles on notes, flannel shirts.

「  𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟐𝟎  」

“Table of spectra.” The creation and the early developments of society. 1880. Frontispiece.

The Importance of Hand Washing: 5 Different Washing Durations and their Efficiency. (Glowing Regions Show Dirt and Microorganisms).