💡 Your Cat Is Listening to You

The latest from Nautilus, the best things we learned today, and more. [View in Browser]( | [Join Nautilus]( Did a friend forward this? Sign up here Together with Hello there Nautilus readers, and thanks for dropping in. Today we explore what could possibly explain the mysterious explosions coming out of Russian permafrost. Plus, we delve into some experiments that are finding just how well cats can understand their human owners. Also, some of the best things we learned today—Voyager 1’s long-distance call, the time it would take a monkey to type out Shakespeare’s plays, and more. And be sure to check out today’s question (on what pets know) and free story (on truth machines) below. Until next time! — Brian Gallagher The latest from Nautilus The Mystery of the Siberian Craters Why permafrost in the tundra has begun to explode. [Continue Reading→]( Your Cat Is Listening to You Felines may be able to learn human words. [Continue Reading→]( Don’t limit your curiosity. 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[Read on Space.com→]( • The warmer the climate gets, the more Russian permafrost is likely to explode, releasing methane into the atmosphere. [Read on Nautilus→]( • It would take a monkey longer than the total lifespan of our universe to type out the works of Shakespeare by hitting random keys on a keyboard with only letters and punctuation symbols. [Read on The Guardian→]( • Cats can tell the difference between their own name and words that sound similar. [Read on Nautilus→]( • The term “axion,” which refers to a potential particle that could account for dark matter, was inspired by a brand of laundry detergent. [Read on The New York Times→]( WE ARE CURIOUS TO KNOW... What are some unusual words or commands that your pet seems to understand? Send us your answer! Reply to this newsletter with a brief explanation of your response, and we’ll reveal the top answers in a future newsletter. This question was inspired by “Your Cat Is Listening to You” [Read on Nautilus→]( Top answers to our previous question: On an Experience You Want Science to Explain Déjà vu! – Haolin H. Years ago a friend and I were reading a large historical marker in St. Augustine, Fla. It was summer but not particularly hot. All the letters on the marker appeared to be undulating as with heat shimmer. It seemed to be only the letters but nothing outside of the text. But the oddest thing was that both of us saw it. We stood there for a while looking at the text then looking away. We agreed that we were seeing the same thing. We laughed about it and joked that it must be haunted. – John B. I was working at a hospital in Illinois doing EKG. I was called at 2 a.m. to do a stat EKG—a 42-year-old woman coded [experienced cardiac arrest] in the middle of the EKG (it was recorded on the machine). After all the hullabaloo was settled and the woman was waiting for a bed in the ICU, I was instructed to monitor her until she was moved. She and I were the only ones in the room. She stated she had seen everyone that was in the room (yet her eyes were closed during the resuscitation). She said she was up in the corner of the room and clearly identified the people who had been present then. – Nancy J. I wish science could explain how I had an intense vision of a good friend waiting for me on my front steps. When I got home, he wasn’t there. So the next day I called his parents, and he had passed away. He had passed the night before, exactly while I had a vision of him waiting for me on the front steps. – Jenny H. Lately I am experiencing a thing with our cat. I feed the cat. In the morning when the cat is hungry no matter where I am sleeping in the house, within about two minutes of my waking up the cat shows up and jumps up next to my head and starts purring. The cat doesn't sleep with me but just seems to know that I have woken. My wife recently had her knee replaced so I have been sleeping in different places to be near her in case she needs me during the night. Doesn't matter where I am, the cat shows up. So my question is how can “signs” be transmitted and received instantly. I should probably say here that I believe that we do not fully understand interspecies communication. – Michael B. Stop Robocalls, Spam Emails, and More [Incogni]( protects you from identity theft, spam calls, increased health insurance rates, and more. Nautilus readers: Get 60% off using code “[NAUTILUS](.” [Learn more]( Today’s unlocked free story HISTORY The Perpetual Quest for a Truth Machine Why human attempts to mechanize logic keep breaking down. BY KELLY CLANCY In the 13th century, the young married patrician Ramon Llull was living a licentious life in Majorca, lusting after women and squandering his time writing “worthless songs and poems.” [Continue reading]( P.S. The 19th-century English mathematician and philosopher George Boole was born yesterday, on Nov. 2, 1815. When he was 17, Boole had an epiphany into how the mind works and how it stores and builds on information. “[Decoding this vision became his life’s work](,” wrote neuroscientist Kelly Clancy. “He grew obsessed with the idea of creating a system of language that could put disagreements to rest and calculate truth by mathematical certainty.” Thanks for reading! What did you think of today's note? Inspire a friend to [sign up for the Nautilus newsletter](. Copyright © 2024 NautilusNext, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from [nautil.us](. 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