Without the sun as a guide, screwing up your inner clock is not hard to do—and it can have drastic consequences. Torturers seeking to “break” their captives often begin by using sensory deprivation to remove all sense of the passage of time. As such, astronauts are put on a tight schedule, to keep their circadian [...]
For a long time after buying my first smart phone, this dream was normal, inevitable even; commonplace. It came in a few different varieties, with me swimming; driving a jeep which began to submerge; in the shower. The scenarios were different, but the big reveal is the same, “oh crap, my phone!” I don’t believe [...]
Check here for more information on Zhunagzi’s contributions to Philosophy. Everyone is fascinated by their own dreams. At some point we all make the mistake of getting so excited about a particular dream that we think anyone else gives a shit*. We try to explain our dream and how awesome and real it was, and [...]