#dolphin brain

So, yeah, this video tagged to @bat-burrito reminded me of the time I challenged myself to (pretend to) remake Manos The Hands of Fate as a serious, non-incompetent horror film.

And if that entire sequence isn’t the perfect way to explain how my brain works, then I’ve got nothing for you.

(Manos remake highlights: Emphasis Mike as a decoy protag, with the actual plot turning out to being Margaret growing out of her vapid airhead wife persona when her daughter is threatened. Torgo remains recreated faithfully, being deliberate about him being both the most tragic and most disturbing character present. The Master eventually is shown to just be a mouthpiece of Manos; the wives having more agency than him is intentional this time. The ending is supposed to be bittersweet, that Margaret sacrificed herself but must have let Debbie escape, then gut punch.)

Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo. skm.stayingalive.in How the Ocean’s Most Playful Creatures Might Also Be Its Kindest New research suggests dolphins show signs of empathy, deepening our awe for these brilliant ocean beings. The Surprising Softness Beneath the Splash Dolphins might feel what others feel There’s something magnetic about dolphins. They’re quick, clever, and full…

ONLY ONE HALF OF A DOLPHIN’S BRAIN GOES TO SLEEP AT A TIME

Dolphins sleep in a very different way than humans do as they must continue to surface to breathe. Dolphins have to remain conscious, even when they are sleeping. This is because their breathing is not automatic. Dolphins have to decide when to breathe actively, and so they must be continually conscious to breathe. Dolphins are capable of what is known as unihemispheric sleep, in which one…