Neuroscientist Karen Konkoly is a lucid dreamer. When she's asleep and immersed in a dream, she knows that she is, in fact, dreaming. One of her favorite things to do during these sleep sojourns is pose personal, even existential questions - probing the mysterious terrain of her own subconscious mind. Asa researcher who studies the human mind, Konkoly has read many scientific papers positing different explanations for why humans dream - and she's made it her mission to rigorously test them.
Peanut is the sixth-ish album by New York-based musician and engineer Otto Benson, and the first with vocals. He shed a lot of skin before arriving at this album's dusky, dusty sound, which is defined by gentle nylon-stringed guitar and shivery Rhodes piano and lands somewhere at the intersection of Frankie Cosmos, Hayden Pedigo, and -era Feist. A scan of his meticulously maintained website reveals a trove of hyperactive vaporwave under the name Memo Boy;
Why start reading for fun? Among its numerous benefits, studies have found that reading fiction specifically can make people more empathetic, less stressed and protect cognitive function in later life. Three tips to get started: Figure out what you enjoy by checking out a variety of books from the library, but don't force it. If you're not enjoying a volume, put it down and move on to the next. Start with short books and whichever medium physical books, ebooks or audiobooks works best for you.