Trading instincts for intelligence

I thought the other day about how animals know what to eat and how to find it, seemingly from birth. Do animals accidentally eat poisonous or harmful things? It doesn't seem like it. But we humans, we don't know how to eat, how to catch food, how to prepare it, until we're taught. We don't …

Whiteout Wednesdays?? 

Well, this is a fun idea that I've seen some bloggers doing. You are provided with a section of text, and try to make something new out of it by whiting out sections of it. I've added my... result, below. Click the link beneath to see the original text. Try it out!   Source: Whiteout …

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

I found myself inspired by the end of this book. The final sentence really wraps it up, and I liked the color it gave to all the preceding (and proceeding?) stories. It's not really a spoiler, but it goes something like this: "Your efforts will be nothing but a drop in the ocean!" "What is …