Ian Jobling
@ianjobling.bsky.social
I post articles about neuroscience, evolution, and psychology on Substack
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Ian Jobling
@ianjobling.bsky.social
· Dec 5
The Evolution of Imagination
What makes mammals different is our ability to simulate
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My latest article describes how imagination evolved in mammals and how it enables distinctive mammalian abilities like counterfactual learning, fine motor control, improved spatial navigation, and goal-directed behavior.
open.substack.com/pub/eclectic...
open.substack.com/pub/eclectic...
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Reposted by Ian Jobling
The climate crisis and insurance crisis will grow far worse under Trump, @alexsteffen.bsky.social writes, with Trump cronies poised to predaciously exploit natural disasters: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Trump won't confront the climate crisis. He'll feast off it.
Floods, fires, financial collapse—the MAGA crowd can't wait.
www.motherjones.com
January 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The climate crisis and insurance crisis will grow far worse under Trump, @alexsteffen.bsky.social writes, with Trump cronies poised to predaciously exploit natural disasters: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
My latest article describes how imagination evolved in mammals and how it enables distinctive mammalian abilities like counterfactual learning, fine motor control, improved spatial navigation, and goal-directed behavior.
open.substack.com/pub/eclectic...
open.substack.com/pub/eclectic...
The Evolution of Imagination
What makes mammals different is our ability to simulate
open.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:54 PM
My latest article describes how imagination evolved in mammals and how it enables distinctive mammalian abilities like counterfactual learning, fine motor control, improved spatial navigation, and goal-directed behavior.
open.substack.com/pub/eclectic...
open.substack.com/pub/eclectic...
When you look at your Spotify wrapped, are there any songs that you don't remember listening to and that aren't even your type of music? I seem to have an alter-ego who enjoys trashy Latin pop.
December 5, 2024 at 2:37 PM
When you look at your Spotify wrapped, are there any songs that you don't remember listening to and that aren't even your type of music? I seem to have an alter-ego who enjoys trashy Latin pop.
I see that blue sky has a porn problem. What prompted me to move from X was that I was constantly getting onlyfans followers. And it seems to be the same here.
December 3, 2024 at 10:31 PM
I see that blue sky has a porn problem. What prompted me to move from X was that I was constantly getting onlyfans followers. And it seems to be the same here.