just heard that someone cured their covid related anosmia (lack of smell) after an LSD trip; after a glance at the literature this effect has been reported quite frequently. n.b. there's probably an opportunity for like, guided trips with high quality perfumes and essential oils

This short from filmmaker Art Gimbel shows Japanese macaques (or snow monkeys) as they soak in natural hot springs. The air temperature is below freezing, but the water is well over 40°C [read more: buff.ly/3a7pnuo] [video: buff.ly/2Yq4kRh]

Danish neuroscience and consciousness fans! Here's an article (which I cannot read, because Danish) by Mikkel Vuorela in Dagbladet Information (I think), feat. Morten Kringelbach @HedoniaResearch, & Morten Storm Overgaard, & me (not a Morten). information.dk/moti/2021/09/o…

During an expedition in the Phoenix Islands, scientists from Schmidt Ocean Institute spotted this glass octopus, a nearly transparent species whose only visible features are its optic nerve, eyeballs & digestive tract [read more: buff.ly/3moPvXk]