It makes sense that being down in a cave would add a major psychological component. Besides the environment of the cave itself, many are affected by the image of all the rock above them.
It also makes sense that, on average, our circadian rhythm would be somewhat longer than 24 hours. It's much easier to synchronize an oscillator that runs a bit long than to speed up one that runs short.
Crazy story Alastair. For those not ready to commit the time to go mad slowly, you can get into a sensory deprivation tank and throw in some psychoactive drugs do it in a day. I remember watching this crazy movie with William Hurt about those and have wanted to go in one—well kinda—ever since. The sci-fi trope to survive long trips is the long sleep; have we gotten closer to solving that one? I remember—from Project Hail Mary—there was a big research bit into how that was going to work.
I wish his team had let him out earlier in the 6 month experiment. Maybe they wished they had too, later. Can imagine them arguing on the surface. It makes sense to me that he sought leaves and light and ancient peoples patterned by the sun afterwards. Interesting reflection here too on the fallout from having-something-to-prove, and how sometimes an enquiry can take us to a brink it’s not easy to return from.
It makes sense that being down in a cave would add a major psychological component. Besides the environment of the cave itself, many are affected by the image of all the rock above them.
It also makes sense that, on average, our circadian rhythm would be somewhat longer than 24 hours. It's much easier to synchronize an oscillator that runs a bit long than to speed up one that runs short.
Crazy story Alastair. For those not ready to commit the time to go mad slowly, you can get into a sensory deprivation tank and throw in some psychoactive drugs do it in a day. I remember watching this crazy movie with William Hurt about those and have wanted to go in one—well kinda—ever since. The sci-fi trope to survive long trips is the long sleep; have we gotten closer to solving that one? I remember—from Project Hail Mary—there was a big research bit into how that was going to work.
I wish his team had let him out earlier in the 6 month experiment. Maybe they wished they had too, later. Can imagine them arguing on the surface. It makes sense to me that he sought leaves and light and ancient peoples patterned by the sun afterwards. Interesting reflection here too on the fallout from having-something-to-prove, and how sometimes an enquiry can take us to a brink it’s not easy to return from.