The Huge Entity: Conceptual Blog-Crack: An Announcement

Conceptual Blog-Crack: An Announcement

Wednesday, June 21, 2006 → by Danieru

Neuroscientists have proposed a simple explanation for the pleasure of grasping a new concept: The brain is getting its fix.

The "click" of comprehension triggers a biochemical cascade that rewards the brain with a shot of natural opium-like substances, said Irving Biederman of the University of Southern California. He presents his theory in an invited article in the latest issue of American Scientist.

"While you're trying to understand a difficult theorem, it's not fun," said Biederman, professor of neuroscience in the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

"But once you get it, you just feel fabulous."

The brain's craving for a fix motivates humans to maximize the rate at which they absorb knowledge, he said.

"I think we're exquisitely tuned to this as if we're junkies, second by second." - link

∴ The Huge Entity = Conceptual Blog-Crack!

Dear readers,

I suppose this is as good a time as any to announce the forthcoming departure of The Huge Entity. Everyone needs to accept their addiction before they can hit the cold turkey...

Come August I will be leaving my job (and current life) in Japan. Via various places in Asia I plan to head back to the UK, arriving home who knows when. In the meantime The Huge Entity Forum will supply your daily conceptual fix; a methadone-like stand-in, leading to deeper addiction in the long term (wow this drug metaphor is dark).

Could I have a hell yeah from you people? Check in here and let me know what The Huge Entity means to you. Who knows, if your love is strong enough it might make me travel home faster.

Your favourite idea-whore,

P.S. I'll still be posting regularly until August; don't blink or you'll miss it!

Thanks Velcro City Tourist Board!
Categories: Nonsense, Weblog, Humour, News, Huge-Entity.com, Drugs, Science, Consciousness, Ideas

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posted by Danieru at 7:54 AM

Armchair Anarchist said...

Thanks for the acknowledgement of source, old chap. Always nice to know people are reading what I do...any chance of reciprocal blogroll link? I tried using the contact link, but the submit form seems to lead to a dead page, hence I'm begging for links in public. Shameless, aren't I?

Good luck with the journey home; I look forward to more strange postings before you leave, and hopefully when you return also.

Suerte, amigo.

AA/VelcroCity

June 21, 2006 10:54 PM

Danieru said...

Cheers for the heads up on the contact form. No idea how long that's been fucked - fixed now.

Keep reading...

June 22, 2006 5:00 AM

Dr. Orphusi said...

I love this website. It's really mind-opening, and I thank you for questioning reality so often on our behalves and for providing so many interesting insights into various subjects. I hope your travels in Asia go well. If you’re in Bangkok in November you should catch the Animal Collective show there. They’re also mind-opening, only in musical form!

Good luck,

- Orphusi

June 22, 2006 11:50 AM

nikichrist said...

you baka!
you cant go and discontinue this nonsense. i have many a people addicted to your banter, let alone myself. what the hell else am i suppose to read in between "human tape-recorder" lessons?

baka and then some.
but as a plus- much luck on your travels son. we shall be in touch. the haunting shall continue, in only the best ways i hope.

June 23, 2006 5:08 PM