Space Vertigo

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A Weekend Pretending To Be In Space

Sarah Scoles | Scientific American | 10th July 2023

Space exploration sceptic visits Biosphere 2, a 3.14-acre glass house in Arizona used for "analogue astronaut" experiments. "It looks like a large RV that belongs to a small cult. In the living quarters, mattresses lie head to toe on the floor against metal walls.  Farther back — after we crawl through a tunnel — is a room glowing purplish from grow lights that shine on a little stable of plants" (2,299 words)

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Overload, Dizziness, Vertigo, Trance

Stephen Piccarella | n+1 | 10th July 2023

Account of what it is like to suffer from an obscure set of balance and visual processing disorders. Convalescing from such conditions requires a very conscious rejection of the world as it is today: "I have to resist the urge to scroll endlessly, to play music every time I take a walk or tackle a chore, to watch TV with every meal, end every workday with a drink, read every time I take the subway" (3,129 words)