"Rats have personalities, too. Nearly every researcher I spoke to who had worked directly with the animals recalled individuals whose distinctive way of being in the world stands out in their memories." —J.B. MacKinnon for @1684d60f

https://hakaimagazine.com/features/in-defense-of-the-rat/

#Longreads #EditorsPicks #Rats #Science #MistakenIdentity 

 “I have a relationship with the 25th century more than I have a relationship with the 21st century,” he says. “I don't really care what people in our time and place think of me. I really care about what the 25th century thinks.”

For Time, Charlotte Alter profiles a man using an anti-aging #algorithm to reduce his biological age: https://time.com/6315607/bryan-johnsons-quest-for-immortality/

#Longreads #Longevity #Immortality #Health #AI #Biohacking 

 "The strange part about going through a house destroyed by a hurricane is how much of it is still there but in the wrong places. The roof is still there, but in pieces in the yard. The windows are still there, but they’re in shards in the sink or scattered on the floor. The stuff is all moved around inside and bloated full of floodwater and made unrecognizable." —Wyatt Williams for The Bitter Southerner

https://bittersoutherner.com/feature/2023/lucinda-williams-and-the-idea-of-louisiana

#Longreads #EditorsPicks #LucindaWilliams #Louisiana