An Amazing Photograph, Lithium, And Consciousness
Sep 7, 2022
What makes us who we are? A complex weaving of neurobiology giving rise to even more complex thoughts and emotions? Or something much more simple? The ability of “zombie fungi” to take control of much higher organisms and bend them to their reproductive needs might suggest the latter…
I just saw this incredible picture today by Roberto Garcia-Roa of a “zombie fungus” fruiting from the body of one of its victims. You can read more about it here but what struck me particularly strongly in this photo is the fragility of self. Flies,…
