metapsyche @metapsyche@qoto.org

Mealworms could gobble up our big plastic problem - Futurity

Mealworms can eat plastic and Styrofoam without taking on their toxins, which means they could safely become food for animals.

https://www.futurity.org/mealworms-plastic-2238762/

Drugs that quell brain inflammation reverse dementia

Leaky filtration system in brain contributes to cognitive dysfunction in aging as well as disease

https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/12/04/drugs-that-quell-brain-inflammation-reverse-dementia/

this phrase caught my attention: "enminded matter"

Do We Have Minds of Our Own?

The strange, startling, and competing explanations for human—and possibly nonhuman—consciousness.

https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/do-we-have-minds-of-our-own

and here's another book overview about Consciousness. Panpsychism (which I agree to) is mentioned. Yep, even a book about consciousness has some sliver of consciousness. meta! :)

https://www.sciencealert.com/science-still-can-t-explain-consciousness-but-that-might-soon-change

I'm enjoying this beer with green tea! NJ Ninja from Departed Soles! Jersey City is the best!