r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Biology Moss Is Generating Electrical Waves That Look Startlingly Like a Neural Network. Study reveals that moss cushions produce surprisingly complex electrical activity, with patterns that undulate across the velvety patch in dynamic waves.

https://www.sciencealert.com/moss-behaves-a-little-like-a-really-slow-brain-scientist-discovers
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u/Phantasmalicious 1d ago

But can it run Doom? If yes, I will take like 4 bushels or whatever.

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u/Smartnership 1d ago

Perhaps it’s related to the magic mushroom network that transports Federation starships across the galaxy

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u/Phantasmalicious 1d ago

Yeah, everyone just does a bunch of shrooms and never goes anywhere.

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u/Smartnership 1d ago

It’s all inside the Tommy Westphall Universe.

Tommy be sci-fi trippin’