Image: Fonzi AI, The Fly Brain Doom Demo Wasn't the Story (2026). Flyvis Scott is Headlining: What We Taught the First Mapped Brain About Ourselves Google Research and HHMI Janelia spent years mapping every neuron in a fruit fly’s brain. Within days, the internet had it doing squats, playing Doom, and doomscrolling on a digital iPhone. What does this say about us? Aaden Wong • Cultural Criticism
One of These Things We’re trained from Sesame Street onward to always spot the outlier. This difference detection is what keeps our planes safe and our writing clean. This also affects how we treat one another, making us mistake the effort of fitting in for the grace of belonging. James Ungureanu • Issue 1: Fitting In
We Regret to Inform You In high school, it seems like every friend group is “rejecting” a new “applicant.” Through an enigmatic process harsher than sports tryouts, The Friendgroup has reviewed your attempt to fit in. We regret to inform you: You did not make the cut (probably for the better…). Aditi Razdan • Issue 1: Fitting In
Photo by noxaasht / Wikimedia Commons How Brainrot Increases Sense of Belonging in Teenagers News Flash: 67 is dead. Still, brainrot isn't going anywhere. What does this style of content mean for the teenagers who devote their time to scrolling their life away? Siena Abraham • Volume 4
Photo by Wanman uthmaniyyah / Unsplash Three Haunting Lyrics From Afghanistan’s Anonymous Burka Band Afghanistan's anonymous Burka Band recently grasped internet attention for its creepy tune. But in this essay, we learn that the lyrics may be more revealing. Tanya Arora • Issue 1: Fitting In
Photo by Matt / Unsplash The Person You're Trying to Become Doesn't Exist We spend our entire lives trying to make ourselves the ideal person, but research proves that this person doesn't exist. So why are we so obsessed with this illusion? Vihaan Karira • Issue 1: Fitting In
