It did say in the papers,they rescued a lot and sent them to different aquariums.
@Nanny Beach Those were around 500 fishes below the cylindrical aquarium and were grown as replacements. Those fishes came to another aquarium next door. But the 1500 from the exploded aquarium sadly died.
Not on the news as such, but from Rutherford and Fry (Radio 4) - they were talking about perception and this bunch were on. This is a Uni study on how we perceive things.
They're (Rutherford and Fry) good eh? A bit like Jim Al-Khalili or Brian Cox - they put across science in a readily accessible and understandable way.
How we all perceive and recall things is more individual than we tend to realise. I find recalling events as images very difficult - although I can recall images. My wife has been reduced to me being able to see her only as in the photos I have/had of her. I can recall the photos so easily, but not real life events. Strange. But that seems to be more of how I store memories than a form of aphantasia.
Try the Glasgow/Sussex Uni census on perception and see what you think.
I find that I can visualise things in two places - if I close my eyes (ie before I sleep) - I can create shapes and images in that space that seems to be in front of my eyes by behind my eyelids - that black'ish canvas. These are grainy, high ISO type images that I find difficult to control (images will pop up and shapes appear - and then dissolve/disappear). I became aware of this area when I read (not sure where) about creating the numbers 1-9 in your mind whilst in that pre-sleep state - and I tried to create the numbers in that 'in front of eye' dark space. very difficult for me to do, but possible and easier with practice.
Then I have a second recall of images - mid-to-back of brain area - where I recall 'photo quality' type images of things/places/people. I amaware of the images appearing 'inside' my head - not in front of my eyes per se. These images are easy to recall and stay for a fleeting period then vanish again - but can be as quickly recalled. This is the normal area for me to recall people/places.
I have a memory of my Dad that I described at his funeral. It's very strong and distinct, as if it were a specific point in time, but it's not entirely visual, as it involves how I felt and how I think he felt - as I said in his eulogy, I can't see his face because he's looking down but I know that he is smiling. I must have been two or three years old - too young to have a 'real' recollection and in truth, it's probably a composite of something that happened many times. But it feels very clear and it's a warm thing I can treasure.
My perception is heavily pattern driven, I can quickly learn long sequences of numbers, people's birthdays, words of songs, car number plates because I tend to 'see' a pattern in them. But putting names to faces - much more difficult
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My perception is heavily pattern driven, I can quickly learn long sequences of numbers, people's birthdays, words of songs, car number plates because I tend to 'see' a pattern in them. But putting names to faces - much more difficult
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