It’s time to pop your mental corn, get those creative connections established, and generate awesome ideas for your craft.
Brain scans show four different types of depression. Kate Horowitz for Mental Floss.
Brenda Knowles explores avoidant attachment in adult relationships: the truth behind our need to be alone. Space2Live
SciShow Space stops video production to report on the underground lake on Mars.
Linda Webster tells a dog tail: my dog is teaching me to be resilient. The Globe and Mail
Those forest fires I posted about last week? Stephanie Johnson introduces us to Shawn Rae, a fire rescuer who’s saving people’s cottages from the French River fires. Parry Sound North Star
Adele Peters: the four-day work week is good for business. Fast Company
Abby Sewell and Stephanie Gengotti invite us inside the magical life of Europe’s family circuses. National Geographic
Dave Lucas explains what it is to love an old dog. Made me weep. Literary Hub
Stephen Dowling: the complicated truth about a cat’s purr. BBC
Sadie Dingfelder tells the story of the crane who fell in love with a human. The Washington Post
Moar Ze Frank: true facts about ducks (and their spiral genitals—seriously weird shit).
Watch a black bear take a bath.
And that was your Thoughty Thursday for the week.
This weekend, I’ll be composing my next chapter update for the month of July. Come back for a visit and see what I’ve been up to.
Until then, be well!