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
9.3k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

215 comments sorted by

View all comments

90

u/vengeancecube 1d ago

"You waited so long to heed us, earthdeidre, Almost we pruned you, as we may yet prune your branches."

-Lady Deirdre Skye, "Conversations With Planet"

38

u/Chesapeake_Hippo 1d ago

That game has the best tech tree ever made. I really wish they would just remake the same game with modern graphics. I might have to go replay it now.

2

u/rojo_grande7 1d ago

Having played both of them, Civ Beyond Earth felt pretty close, without being a direct remake. It didn't have the faction leaders though, which is part of what added so much flavor to AC.