Stark’s Comments (group member since Jun 10, 2020)

Stark’s comments from the More Trees Please group.

How did I miss knowing when the call was? Was it an email because gmail’s been eating some of my emails lately

I'm done but there's no rush to do it this week! I assumed I had blanked out and missed something like I usually do LOL.

I'm reading The Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions which is a fantastic book by Jaak Panksepp, who started the field of affective neuroscience. He established that there are 7 basic primary emotions common to all mammals (and to varying degrees in other clades). Personally I find this very helpful to understanding my own experiences. A good summary of that theory can be found in this Discover Magazine article. And a video of Panksepp tickling a rat to learn more about the emotion of play, which is one of my favorite things of all time, is here.

Hello! My name is OG Readmore Mya Stark. I'm based in Los Angeles and I have the honor of being director of LA Makerspace which Tara founded :) So basically I just follow her around.

I mostly read non-fiction and 9 times out of 10 it's about the brain (human and otherwise). However, I read Francis Halle's In Praise of Plants years ago and loved it, it's thrilling to read about how plants approach the challenges we have in common as life forms.

Also I just ordered an e-reader cuz I hate reading on my phone but I realized I can't be in a tree book club and just stare at the bodies of our fallen companions for hours.