Long before Katsuhiro Otomo, there was Nichosai.

Kia Delays EV4 Sedan ‘Until Further Notice’ In The U.S., Which Sucks For Fans Of Cool, Affordable Cars

The US is going to look really stupid in a few years for hating the “woke” EV agenda. Although truthfully, if it kills Tesla in the process, I couldn’t be happier. The US has chosen the past, has chosen to be one of the “shithole” countries Trump talked about in his first term, and the US will pay the price for it. It’s inevitable.

California Couple Ticketed For Using Their Own Driveway Due To Antiquated Law

And just when you thought law enforcement in the US couldn’t get any dumber, it says “hold my beer”.

Chimps Are Capable of Human-Like Rational Thought, Breakthrough Study Finds

I don’t think this is surprising at all because I think it’s very self-evident that animals are able to approach and assess situations and revise their view of what’s going on. Humans constantly underestimate animals and constantly overestimate our own intellectual and biolgocial distance from them.

The 16th-Century Artist Who Created the First Compendium of Insect Drawings — Colossal

Another entry in the “people in the past were smarter than we’re going to be” department. I guess I won’t claim that EVERYONE in the past was interested in their surroundings, but I bet it was more people percentage-wise than today.