Reasons to be Cheerful Part 2
A biological theory of the Afterlife
If you’re new here — and I’ve had a big rush of new subscribers, about a hundred of you, thank you! — you might be concerned you’ve subscribed to the wrong thing. Is that not a human cell? Am I not that novelist/poet person, a teacher of the creative process, who recently wrote about how ADHD made her kiss her hairdresser? (Likely story.) Yes and yes. Stick around. When you’ve been here a while, you’ll get used to a bit of literary whiplash from this scientist by training and former computer programmer, singer-songwriter, waitress, beekeeper, grocer’s assistant, therapist, and nightclub admin who is currently a senior lecturer at a British university, teaching creative writing and researching Shakespeare, Marlowe, and pirates.
Trust me. I will make ‘the science bit’ humanities-friendly. Plus this post is not just about science. It is about a profound reason to feel joy and wonder.
