How We Remember Last Weekend

Plus: psychologists experimenting with psychedelics; dreaming is like taking LSD; this week’s Facts So Romantic; and more. [View in browser]( | [Become a member]( September 29, 2022   Did a friend forward this? [Subscribe here](. Good Morning! Here’s the latest stories from Nautilus—and this week’s Facts So Romantic below [JUMP IN](   [NEUROSCIENCE]( How We Remember Last Weekend]( High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience. BY MARCO ALTAMIRANO One of the most difficult questions for the science of memory deals with the most obvious fact about memories: we can, well, recollect them. [Continue reading →]( Experience the endless possibilities and deep human connections that science offers [SUBSCRIBE TODAY](   [Unleash Your Curiosity]( Discover thousands of mind-bending documentaries that cover science, technology, history, and nature on [Curiosity Stream]( for less than $20 a year. [Sign Up Now](   [NEUROSCIENCE]( [Dreaming Is Like Taking LSD]( From 2021: A new theory explains that dreaming opens our minds to unexplored possibilities. BY ANTONIO ZADRA & ROBERT STICKGOLD [Continue reading →]( [PSYCHOLOGY]( [Should Social Psychologists Experiment with Psychedelics?]( One question for Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychologist at UC Riverside. BY BRIAN GALLAGHER [Continue reading →](   [Join the Technology Pioneers Community in 2023]( World Economic Forum is seeking the next round of [Technology Pioneers](, 100 innovative tech firms to bring their cutting-edge insight to critical global discussions. Applications for the 2023 Technology Pioneers Community cohort is [now open]( until January 31, 2023. [Apply Now](   [“Many psychedelic experiences bear some similarities to near-death experiences, but recreational ketamine trips top the list.”]( [Science journalist Kristen French explores the latest research on the peculiar and profound phenomena.](   FACTS SO ROMANTIC The Best Things We Learned Today [A research paradigm called Fast Friends]( was popularized by The New York Times in an article called “The 36 Questions That Lead to Love.” [Nautilus→](   [The brain is searching more widely]( during a dream than during wakefulness, going through less obvious associations, and digging for hidden treasures in places it would never consider while awake. [Nautilus→](   [IBM’s proof-of-concept super-fridge]( can cool a volume larger than three home kitchen refrigerators to temperatures colder than outer space, which are needed to run large quantum computers. [IBM→](   [There are now]( 21 known species of human. [The Conversation→](   [There are some 7,500]( varieties of apple in the world, many of the popular ones originating from scientific experiments. [The New York Times→](   Today’s newsletter was written by Brian Gallagher   COVER STORY [Under Anesthesia, Where Do Our Minds Go?]( General anesthesia redefined surgery and medicine, but over a century later it still carries significant risks. To better understand our brains and design safer anesthesia, scientists are turning to EEG. Read this story and others that showcase [Nautilus](' unique style of environmental journalism in Issue 45. [Join the discussion]( on the high price of cheap shrimp; the current status of the bees; and the political power of ecstatic sex. [Subscribe](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 NautilusNext, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from nautil.us. Our mailing address is: NautilusNext 360 W 36th Street, 7S, New York, NY 10018 Don't want to hear from us anymore? Click here to [unsubscribe]( .