Veeksha's Vibes

 We laugh for many different reasons, at our ourselves, at others doing questionable things, and sometimes because we are just happy. But my question is how exactly we developed the physical process of making rhythmic exhales as a way to react to something "funny." To date, humans are the only species known to understand and react to humor. But according to National Geographic, apes and rats also have their form of laughing/giggling in response to tickles, but not humor. Everything we have evolved to be is for a good reason, so what is it that made humans decide that humor was important? Every search I did left me at “laughing releases endorphins and dopamine” but we all know that. The one thing that sets us apart from other species is language that gives us the ability to convey complex feelings and messages. And we can only do this with others. The purpose of humor now is not much different than it was centuries ago, to bring people together and form connections. This could...

It's easy to think of time as a line, you can easily go back and remember what happened and think of what other possibilities can do for the multiverse. I always thought it would be great if I could use a time machine to go back to myself before high school started and tell myself all the mistakes I would make and somehow erase the "timeline" where I am not at my full potential. From the hundreds of movies we've seen about time travel, we know that it won't work and result in a worse reality.  I think time is more of a force that exists, one that affects different things in different ways. Like how a feather and a rock act differently with the same amount of gravity. Some things age faster, and some slower, like the lifespan of a mushroom, compared to that of a tree. Time can also exist at different intensities, we know that time moves slower near more massive objects (Interstellar for those of you who have seen it). The other thing about time being a force means ...