Fred First

Fred First

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Climate change threatens food but microscopic algae offer answers

theconversation.com/climate-change-threatens-food-but-microscopic-algae-offer-answers-189735

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Food

Nov 1, 2025

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'The Clouds Cleared': What Terminal Lucidity Teaches Us About Life, Death and Dementia

www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/23/the-clouds-cleared-what-terminal-lucidity-teaches-us-about-life-death-and-dementia

Oct 28, 2025

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Walking Your Way to Health: Why It’s an “Overlooked Superpower” — Plus 4 Challenges to Try

nicenews.com/health-and-wellness/walking-underrated-4-challenges/?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Put+your+walking+routine+in+reverse+-+19411251

exercise

Oct 21, 2025

3

Conscious Breathing Appears to Synchronize Brain and Body Activity

www.psypost.org/conscious-breathing-appears-to-synchronize-brain-and-body-activity/

Oct 21, 2025

1

The Blank Page Revolution

adjacentpossible.substack.com/p/the-blank-page-revolution?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=514230&post_id=174107384&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2shkz&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Oct 16, 2025

1

Doctor’s Diary: To Whom Are You Talking When You Talk to Yourself?

scienceandculture.com/2025/09/doctors-diary-to-whom-are-you-talking-when-you-talk-to-yourself/

Oct 12, 2025

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The ASI Leviathan: Designing for Human Flourishing

christiantranshumanism.substack.com/p/the-asi-leviathan-designing-for-human?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2058906&post_id=175419059&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2shkz&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Oct 9, 2025

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Stranded Dolphins Show Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Changes

scienceblog.com/stranded-dolphins-show-alzheimers-like-brain-changes/

Oct 9, 2025

41

The Best Way to Use AI for Learning

medium.com/heptabase/the-best-way-to-use-ai-for-learning-762c3467bdf1

Oct 6, 2025

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Peak Oil for Gen Z: Seven Questions and Answers for a New Generation

www.resilience.org/stories/2025-09-23/peak-oil-for-gen-z-seven-questions-and-answers-for-a-new-generation/?utm_source=Post+Carbon+Institute&utm_campaign=5000a16338-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_23_09_58_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-3d81828221-16032112&mc_cid=5000a16338&mc_eid=320c5184ce

favorite

Sep 29, 2025

1

How to Like Poetry

amateurcriticism.substack.com/p/how-to-like-poetry?r=48ea6r&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true&utm_source=substack

Sep 27, 2025

1

What’s That Smell — And How’d You Know?

knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2024/peter-mombaerts-how-sense-of-smell-works-identify-odors

Sep 27, 2025

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Quantum Entanglement Slashes Learning Time From Millions of Years to Minutes

scienceblog.com/quantum-entanglement-slashes-learning-time-from-millions-of-years-to-minutes/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Sep 27, 2025

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What Happens When Death Is What's for Dinner?

www.youtube.com/watch?si=u8OEP56oAQQwtwUy&v=4DT0aMfFtuw&feature=youtu.be

Sep 23, 2025

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Is Your Mind Immortal or Are You a Meat Machine? Part II

stream.org/is-your-mind-immortal-or-are-you-a-meat-machine-part-ii/

Sep 21, 2025

9

“AI Inbreeding,” the Phenomenon Threatening Artificial Intelligence

worldcrunch.com/tech-science/ai-inbreeding-the-phenomenon-threatening-artificial-intelligence/?ref=aisecret.us

Sep 21, 2025

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Scientists Discover “Glue” That Holds Memory Together in Fascinating Neuroscience Breakthrough

www.psypost.org/scientists-discover-glue-that-holds-memory-together-in-fascinating-neuroscience-breakthrough/

Sep 11, 2025

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Embracing the Void

aeon.co/essays/the-one-place-where-it-s-possible-to-truly-see-the-night-sky

Sep 10, 2025

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Tryptamine Secures Landmark EEG Biomarker Deal to Advance Precision Psychiatry

www.theaustralian.com.au/business/stockhead/content/tryptamine-secures-landmark-eeg-biomarker-deal-to-advance-precision-psychiatry/news-story/43a6a4e9eba056317a8803dd8ba49650

psychedelics

Sep 9, 2025

2

A Localism Manifesto

www.resilience.org/stories/2025-09-03/a-localism-manifesto/

Sep 9, 2025

4

Embracing 'Deep Time' Thinking

www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/09/28/351692717/embracing-deep-time-thinking

Sep 6, 2025

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Awe, With and Without the Gods : 13.7: Cosmos and Culture : NPR

www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/09/08/346746891/awe-with-and-without-the-gods

Sep 6, 2025

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Scientists stunned to see humpback whales trying to send messages to humans | Discover Wildlife

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/scientists-stunned-to-see-humpback-whales-trying-to-send-messages-to-humans?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fnature

Jun 11, 2025

3

Scientists Breed Custom Mushrooms for Green Materials

scienceblog.com/scientists-breed-custom-mushrooms-for-green-materials/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Jun 9, 2025

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If you want to protect your brain, this diet beats the Mediterranean diet, new study suggests

www.nbcnews.com/health/aging/mind-diet-mediterranean-dash-dementia-study-rcna209573

Jun 5, 2025

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Does consciousness come from the brain’s electromagnetic field? | Aeon Essays

aeon.co/essays/does-consciousness-come-from-the-brains-electromagnetic-field

Jun 5, 2025

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MIT Breakthrough: Star-Shaped Brain Cells Could Be the Secret Behind Human Memory

scitechdaily.com/mit-breakthrough-star-shaped-brain-cells-could-be-the-secret-behind-human-memory/

Jun 4, 2025

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Your Mouth Bacteria May Reveal How Long You Sleep

scienceblog.com/your-mouth-bacteria-may-reveal-how-long-you-sleep/

Jun 4, 2025

2

Slowness of Movement Is the Key to Awareness and Learning

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/recovery-from-brain-injury/202505/slowness-of-movement-is-the-key-to-awareness-and-learning

May 26, 2025

2

The Hidden Social Lives of Mitochondria

www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mitochondria-are-more-like-a-motherboard-than-the-powerhouse-of-the-cell/

May 25, 2025

3

When They Don’t Recognize You Anymore

www.realhealthmag.com/article/recognize-anymore

May 24, 2025

3

What Remains of the Self After Memory Is Gone?

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/202004/what-remains-the-self-after-memory-is-gone

May 22, 2025

9

Plants Sweeten Nectar When They Hear (Yes, Hear) Bees Buzzing Nearby

scienceblog.com/plants-sweeten-nectar-when-they-hear-yes-hear-bees-buzzing-nearby/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

May 21, 2025

1

Gut Bacteria May Be the Key to Slowing Down Aging, Study Finds

scienceblog.com/gut-bacteria-may-be-the-key-to-slowing-down-aging-study-finds/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

May 21, 2025

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Biology, not physics, holds the key to reality | Stuart Kauffman and Andrea Roli

iai.tv/articles/biology-not-physics-holds-the-key-to-reality-auid-3163?utm_source=Institute+of+Art+and+Ideas&utm_campaign=b284e21841-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_09_05_44&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-b284e21841-96425997

May 12, 2025

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‘An optimal state of consciousness’: is flow the secret to happiness?

www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/may/08/what-is-flow-psychology

May 12, 2025

1

Life Developed As A Vehicle For Consciousness: Stuart Hameroff

officechai.com/consciousness/life-developed-as-a-vehicle-for-consciousness-stuart-hameroff/

May 2, 2025

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Brain Wiring Upends Leading Consciousness Theories

scienceblog.com/neuroedge/2025/04/30/brain-wiring-upends-leading-consciousness-theories/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

May 1, 2025

3

Earth Nears Multiple Climate Tipping Points

scienceblog.com/earth-nears-multiple-climate-tipping-points/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

May 1, 2025

2

Psychedelic Shows Weeks-Long Brain Benefits

scienceblog.com/psychedelic-shows-weeks-long-brain-benefits/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

May 1, 2025

2

Immune Resilience Grants 15-Year Survival Advantage in Aging

scienceblog.com/immune-resilience-grants-15-year-survival-advantage-in-aging/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

May 1, 2025

3

U.S. Dementia Costs Approach Trillion Dollar Mark

scienceblog.com/neuroedge/2025/04/23/u-s-dementia-costs-approach-trillion-dollar-mark/

May 1, 2025

1

Marasmius oreades: All About The Fairy Ring Champignon Mushroom

healing-mushrooms.net/marasmius-oreades

Apr 29, 2025

1

Early Alzheimer’s Clues Found in Adults as Young as 24 - Neuroscience News

neurosciencenews.com/early-alzheimers-24-neurology-28678/

Apr 27, 2025

3

Your Brain on Cortisol: How to Rewire Your Stress Response

nesslabs.com/brain-cortisol?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Ness+Labs%3A+Your+Brain+on+Cortisol+%F0%9F%92%A5+-+17382931

Apr 27, 2025

1

The End of Big Solutions

www.resilience.org/stories/2025-04-14/the-end-of-big-solutions/?utm_source=Post+Carbon+Institute&utm_campaign=0f0b69fe94-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_23_09_58_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-3d81828221-16032112&mc_cid=0f0b69fe94&mc_eid=320c5184ce

Apr 25, 2025

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Andreas Weber Quotes (Author of Matter and Desire)

www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/937841.Andreas_Weber

Apr 23, 2025

1

Space Clock Redefines Time Measurement Itself

scienceblog.com/esa/2025/04/21/space-clock-redefines-time-measurement-itself/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Apr 21, 2025

1

Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird | Washington Independent Review of Books

www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/starlings-the-curious-odyssey-of-a-most-hated-bird

Apr 21, 2025

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The Universe Is Intelligent—And Your Brain Is Tapping Into It to Form Your Consciousness, Scientist Says

www.popularmechanics.com/science/a64513923/universe-is-conscious-intelligent/

Apr 20, 2025

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How does the brain store memories?

www.livescience.com/how-the-brain-stores-memories

Apr 14, 2025

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