Philosophy Wire: Life. Terror.

Tiny, seemingly harmless ocean plants survived the darkness of the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs by learning a ghoulish behavior -- eating other living creatures. [1] I am alive. I will survive. I will eat others. I will kill. Look at me in the dark. Moving in the shadows. I am fear. I am terror itself. (Mother. Can you love me?) I am alone. I am weak. I am afraid. I could never survive without the ones who cannot! And in the darkness spread the word. I will be killed. I will die. I am strong. I will suffer!

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Philosophy Wire: Sleep tight… War is nigh…

Love is not the primary reason humans developed music. A new evolutionary theory of the origins of music argues more evidence supports music coming from the need for groups to impress allies and foes, and for parents to signal their attention to infants. They also argue against the theory that making music arose out of a need for social bonding, or that it is 'auditory cheesecake' a fancy evolutionary byproduct with no purpose. [1] War. Death. Love. Pain. Life. Peace. The origins of music are not notes or sound. The origins of music is noise and silence. Fighting eternally. To provide meaning to what does not have. To stripe things of the meaning the void of nothingness gives them. Listen to the music. Can't you feel it? The only way to dream of smiling is to let yourself cry...

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Philosophy Wire: Dead bodies…

Search teams looking for human remains are often slowed by painstaking on-foot pursuits or aerial searches that are obscured by forest cover. Researchers are now discussing utilizing tree cover in body recovery missions to our advantage, by detecting changes in the plant's chemistry as signals of nearby human remains. [1] Walk in the woods. Searching for life. Don’t you see? There is only death around. Smell the air. Feel the terror. (Why are you smiling?) Yes. You can smell yourself too…

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