REFLECTION: Fire’s magnetism: Why are we so attracted to the flames?

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REFLECTION: Fire’s magnetism: Why are we so attracted to the flames?
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ARCHIVES: The reasons we are so entranced by fire are not well understood at a scientific level. Certainly, perpetual motion has something to do with it, along with it being a multisensory and attention-focusing activity. But the real answer for fire’s ...

They flicker seductively, transfixing me like belly-dancing sirens. The soft crackling is white noise, my brain tuning it out to heighten other senses. I feel the slightly uncomfortable warmth of my face, the radiation and earthy smoke licking my reddening cheeks and drying my skin. Yet, despite the heat, I can’t pull myself away.

Most notably, the ability for early humans to keep warm allowed for migration away from the equator by beating the colder climes of more extreme latitudes. This process, which started very soon after we tamed fire , led to the emergence ofModern humans, The ability for humans to use fire as a tool was a major turning point in our own evolution. However, even this ability is not truly ours alone. One other example of the deliberate manipulation of fire exists: the ‘’. Aboriginals in Australia have long recognised birds of prey as natural arsonists, even commemorating these birds in various traditional ceremonies.

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