Otherkin News February Digest
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otherkinnewsSummary: A digest of selected news tweeted on the @otherkinnews Twitter during February 2016.
The otherkin community itself
An interview with a furry mentions differences from therians.
Coined this month: animafidem, someone who believes they are nonhuman in spirit, not in psychology or by choice.
Coined this month: cerebrumalius, someone who believes their nonhuman ID comes from a brain quirk, not spirituality
Draconity.org is holding a contest with prizes to redesign their logo. The last was held in '08. See their main page for details.
Animal people in performance
"Naturalist Charles Foster wanted to reconnect with his inner beast – so he tried living as a badger, a deer and a fox"
Body schema
A study on the fluidity of the human body schema.
Spirituality
A 2013 academic article on reincarnation is now retracted: it'd been copied from Wikipedia. News articles at Vocativ and Indian Express
Transhumanism
A cyborg drummer is playing music with the help of a third robotic arm
A 3D bioprinter that can create human cartilage, muscle, and bone tissue
Scientists modified a cotton candy machine to help create artificial body tissue
Presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan says in interviews, "We have Transhumanists who want to become fish," and "I have friends that are trying to grow tails."
The otherkin community itself
An interview with a furry mentions differences from therians.
Coined this month: animafidem, someone who believes they are nonhuman in spirit, not in psychology or by choice.
Coined this month: cerebrumalius, someone who believes their nonhuman ID comes from a brain quirk, not spirituality
Draconity.org is holding a contest with prizes to redesign their logo. The last was held in '08. See their main page for details.
Animal people in performance
"Naturalist Charles Foster wanted to reconnect with his inner beast – so he tried living as a badger, a deer and a fox"
Body schema
A study on the fluidity of the human body schema.
Spirituality
A 2013 academic article on reincarnation is now retracted: it'd been copied from Wikipedia. News articles at Vocativ and Indian Express
Transhumanism
A cyborg drummer is playing music with the help of a third robotic arm
A 3D bioprinter that can create human cartilage, muscle, and bone tissue
Scientists modified a cotton candy machine to help create artificial body tissue
Presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan says in interviews, "We have Transhumanists who want to become fish," and "I have friends that are trying to grow tails."
