How do we define everything around us? By it's shape, colour, or texture? Defining a chair as 'medium sized' and 'brown' may be useful in the subjective art of interior decoration, but to an objective eye they're not very helpful. Imagine then if we are to describe the motion of planets, the orbit of satellites, the flow of water through a hydroelectric dam, or the flow of electricity in a microprocessor. Subjectivity is not an option, and any impreciseness or subjectivity in standards may spell disaster.

It's a good thing we figured that out in the 19th century, as without it it would not make the 20th and 21st centuries possible.

The emergence of chordates are the first step that nature made to put rigidity in lifeforms. Having a structure seems to be advantageous along the evolutionary path as this was later joined by the development of exoskeletons. by invertebrates  It also allow for creatures to emerge beyond the buoyant world of the oceans...

​...and take our first steps onto solid ground.

Nothing and everything. Two mathematical concepts that seems intuitive now, but inconceivable before the invention of zero and infinity. Both of these concepts originates from India, both are linked by the philosophical approach of the civilizations of the subcontinent.

In hindsight, it seems that these two concepts, crucial to the modern world, can only arise from a society that appreciates both.

What You See is a short story about a simple subject: what makes us, us? Are our consciousness linked to intelligence, awareness, or our progression on the evolutionary tree?

If it's the latter, then have our consciousness changed throughout human history? And what about those who come after us?

Were all 'very familiar with batteries. May they be the standard AA in remote controls or the rechargeable ones in our phones, it's a very convenient way o ensure that our indispensable modern appliances are reliably powered, at least for some time. But chemical batteries do have a downside; they are an environmental hazard both in producing and disposing them, and they can only be reusable for a finite number of times.

But what if we can store energy in another way? In an arguably better way?