I’m surprised that writing this thread increased my scepticism on the matter.

On the other hand, thinking and searching about all these brought up more questions than they answered. Then again, I think we hardly resolved what we have on our plates, both biologically and philosophically.
I mean, we didn't quite figure out mushrooms yet.

McGill Encyclopedia of International Space Law The valuable contributions of space activities and applications to humanity’s development and welfare are countless, cross-sectoral, and well-recognised. With the proliferation and diversification of ...

Final points: I couldn't find the profile I was looking for. But I found the McGill Encyclopedia of International Space Law, which is basically an extension of international public law.
www.mcgill.ca/iasl/project...

Brings me to the second point: the clock. I am both impressed and ambivalent about this detail.
I do admire clocks as mechanical beings and a system of measurement. But the entire concept sounds very much solar-system-centred.
Though I must say, I loved the design of Rocky's clock.

There is a certain level of biology we share with animals as non-human species. We must eat, we must defecate, breathe,reproduce, stay alive and so on.This common area, as far as I can comprehend, makes interspecies communication possible.
I felt it was cartoonish when Rocky ate in the movie either.

As I understand, they want to have a system ready to translate(?) nonhuman communication to human communication. I am probably biased by the movie.

Then again, do aliens think like us? Do they have similar cognitive faculties? Even if they do, can we figure out how they work?

There were two details in the movie that I particularly remember. The first is how quickly the protagonist figured out how to communicate with Rocky.

Apparently, Dr Laurence Doyle built his career on this matter. He and his team work on complex animal communication to build a comparative model.

Turns out there is also a "UK Centre for Astrobiology" in Edinburgh, which is a lovely surprise. Idk why I'm happy that it's so close, I'm sure they don't have a gift shop.

Checking staff profiles, they're conducting natural sciences rather than philosophy. so Dr Graces of future are here.

As I am new to this part of nerdland, discovery continues.

One of the key names I found is Douglas Vakoch, who is an astrobiologist by title. But his expertise is not so much focused on alien life as on how to communicate our invitation for a contact.

Though I failed in that mission, I found myself in a quite interesting rabbit hole. For starters, I learned there is a whole branch of science dedicated to the concept "life in outer space", called astrobiology.
So, the protagonist of the film was an astrobiologist. Not sure if it was mentioned.

I recall encountering an academic profile whose research interests include legal/moral guidelines for potential encounters with extraterrestrial life.
After seeing "Project Hail Mary", I have been trying to find who that person was. I'm sure they have a lot to say about it.

I thought the Name of the Rose instantly but it may not qualify cause where they go is another church.

The way I read “leave the nerd behind” and had a small heart attack.

I see some people commenting with “he is talking about American civilisation”.
Let’s be honest, USA never actually become a civilisation. It’s just state of nature with some ground rules.

I can’t believe the audacity, yet I understand it. We can intellectualise the motive and reasoning behind this horrendous statement. But that doesn’t mean we can do sth about it. Reality doesn’t make sense.

So, it turns out “Project Hail Mary” is a bromantic comedy for up-and-coming nerds.
The whole movie is so teenage coded that there is a mommy figure, a messy room, computer game substitute, and bunch of classmates mocking the new kid.
Main character is being forced to behave like an adult.

Ahahhaah ok you’re allowed to go full snob next time😂

Yeah, I got it halfway through writing the post but couldn’t stop myself making my point. And I agree.
Then again, they share an intimate part of their their life by recommending the movie. I would at least recognise the trust before offering critique. It’s a two way road😌

This is why I ask “how do you want to feel?” when someone requests a film recommendation.
Movies are forms of art, they’re meant to make you feel things. They can’t be explained only through intellectualisation.

Yeah, I’d say so. But this one was like that from the beginning. I’ve seen Ted Lasso/Brett Goldstein’s earlier work and it had the similar vibe. This might be the last season.

I’m deeply hurt by the scene where Cobie Smulders came back as the main character’s love interest. For me, she was too cool to be part of that embarrassing, synthetic scene. That was a terrible downgrade from Robin Scherbatsky.

The last season of #Shrinking is insufferable.
Typical sitcom formulas are visible to naked eye.Everything is terribly sterile.
Ooops, there is a problem.Wait 15 min ‘til the solution,which is very accessible,incredibly convenient, and agreed by everyone on the way,is presented on a silver plate.

‘The CIA kept my client in a coffin for 11 days then waterboarded him until he died as British intelligence passed questions to his torturers’

One of the world’s leading human rights lawyers tells me how Britain and America destroyed the rule of law globally

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2597705...

For real though, not being able to discuss after reading books and watching movies is counterproductive. All the stuff I learned weighs on me if I don’t talk to anyone about them.

Gutted to miss this production because none of my friends know how to deal with drama and I don’t have the hearts to see it by myself.

Afterall, there is also a social challenge in accessing arts.

I loathe bird spikes. They make the very things whose appearance they are supposed to be protecting look ugly.
So every now and then I spend a very satisfying 20 minutes manually removing them from photos... Sculpture by Albert Hodge. Caledonian Chambers, Union St (1901).

#photography #Glasgow

I need more people on my feed.

One of the most irrational nightmares of any early career researcher became true for me today.

We’d joke about such thing happening and laugh about how PhD lowered our self-esteem and sense of security. This proves that some anxieties are actually earned.

I see what you mean but this makeover is still a way bigger issue to complain about!

The song is also a poem of emotional maturity and insight.
“I’m just a product of everything that’s done to me” is the first step of CBT and the worst part of depression to overcome actually.
“But the first time in a long time, she believed that one day, she would again feel the Sun.”