A bit of aurora–ice thinking leaked into this FlashSF.
The main idea’s in the preprint.
FlashSF: https://365tomorrows.com/2026/05/22/before-the-auroras-move/
Preprint: https://zenodo.org/records/20342550
https://zenodo.org/records/20342531
Not about the brain at all — just me wondering “where does consciousness even come from?”
Dropping it here in case you’re into that kinda thing.
https://zenodo.org/records/20483569
In today’s oceans, “marine snow” refers to drifting aggregates of tiny particles.
But what if something similar existed before life began?
This preprint explores the idea that such aggregates could have served as small shuttles, gathering molecules, carrying them across environments.
A different way to think about how chemistry became connected on the early Earth.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20130049
#WeirdScience #OriginOfLife #PrebioticChemistry #MarineSnow #SciComm
