Tag: humans
People Are Good by Nature
This post argues that people are good by nature and it’s foolish to think otherwise. It’s a nice sentiment that I would like to believe…
The Insane 1973 “Sex Raft” Experiment
This post is about the absolutely bonkers “Sex Raft” experiment that took place in 1973. I really don’t know who funded or approved this, but…
Most Studies of Human Nature Are Based on White Males
This is an interesting post about how most of our studies of human nature, psychology and even medicine are based on majority middle and upper…
Star Trek: TNG and Algorithmically Disposable People
Frisco Uplink tweeted this super interesting thread inspired by the Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2, episode 9, Measure of a Man, which got…
Humans are Elves From a Dog’s Perspective
Just Shower Thoughts realized that in the dog world humans are elves that live to be 500+ years old. Other users ran with this thought…
The Anatomy of Anxiety – Infographic
This infographic by Survival Mastery on the anatomy of anxiety explains what triggers it and how the body responds. Th human brain is obviously very…
They’re Made Out of Meat – Sci-Fi Short Story
Author Terry Bisson wrote this epic “They’re Made Out of Meat” sci-fi short story about aliens discussing humans. It was originally published back in 1990, but has…
Even and Odd Letters of the Alphabet
LOL! This post about how weird humans are when it comes to trying to classify things is spot on! The example given is if you…
The Evolutionary Reason Why Women Have Periods
Someone asked on Quora, “Why do women have periods? What is the evolutionary benefit or purpose of having periods?” And Suzanne Sadedin, an evolutionary biologist,…
The One Human Universal – Comic
LOL! Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal drew this very silly (but very accurate) comic about a human talking to an alien about the only human universal…