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this is an interesting read at a time when state violence is at the forefront of our attention.

Smooth fade 5/5
Mathematical transformations: the power of vectors and tensors 3/5

By the end of 2025 was a little ambitious - lets try for the end of Jan

From hypnotised to heretic: immunising society against misinformation 5/5
A museum heist 70 years ago is still causing a flutter in butterfly science today 5/5
Stanford prison experiment: why the lead psychologist defended his infamous study to the end 2/5

Cat-astrophe: Australia's feral cat problem 3/5
Is this actually PTSD? Clinicians divided over redefining borderline personality disorder 5/5
A freediver finds belonging without breath 5/5
Insect consciousness 5/5
Some psychedelic medicine developers want to ditch the therapy aspect. What could go wrong 5/5

The night I accidentally became a corpse flower's bedside manservant: 4/5
Humanoid robots: made in our image: 2/5
When did your kidney stone start growing? ANSTO scientist carbon dated his to find out: 3/5
Faster higher stronger doper: 5/5
Why can't we remember our lives as babies or toddlers: 3/5
The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements: 4/5

Goal to finish this by the end of the year...

closer to dnf-ing
i’ve become a bit disillusioned with Gays writing style.
and after re-reading a favourite short story of Carmen Maria Machedo - who also deals with the dark crevices of the human soul, our messed up desires and the messiness of human relationships - i have realised what i feel is missing - intimacy.
the lack of it makes everything feel misanthropic

This book is a lot. I might just not be in the right space for it, but I feel I am just reading trauma and pain for the sake of telling a story with trauma and pain.
Gay is an incredible writer, extraordinarily evocative and she has a very distinctive voice.
I think for right now I want escapism and fun, not graphic realistic emotional and physical violence.
Anyway not going to dnf just yet..

my bid for the children’s series to replace HP. can’t wait to reread at least book 1 after i picked it up half price!!

short story 1/21
masterfully crafted story, incredibly evocative and confronting without being very graphic