Psychology
This is the name of the tendency to favor information that aligns with one's personal beliefs
Confirmation Bias
This filter feeding system found on some whales is made of the same material as human fingernails
Baleen
"Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure."
The Stranger - Albert Camus
This sci-fi movie, based on a novel by Andy Weir, was nominated for 7 Academy Awards
The Martian
This author penned several books under the pseudonym "Richard Bachman"
Stephen King
Coined by Carl Jung, this is the feminine counterpart to Freud's Oedipus Complex
Electra Complex
This species of whale is not only the largest of the toothed whales, it is also said to have the largest brain of any animal
Sperm Whale
"Mine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being."
No Longer Human - Osamu Dazai
This 2017 musical biopic was heavily scrutinized for its historical revisionism
The Greatest Showman
This former ruler of the Mali Empire is widely considered to be the richest person to ever live
Mansa Musa
This state of being sits atop Abraham Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs"
Self-Actualization
In medieval times, the tusks of this toothed whale species were passed off and sold as the horns of the legendary unicorn
Narwhal
"When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he'd reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him."
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
Trouble on set allegedly led to Harry Styles replacing Shia LaBeouf as a lead role in this movie
Don't Worry Darling
This contemporary Hollywood actress shares a name with the wife of William Shakespeare
Anne Hathaway
This controversial psychologist is best known for his work with rhesus monkeys, including his "pit of despair" experiments
Harry Harlow
This whale species is considered to be the longest living mammal, with estimates placing their lifespans at over 200 years
Bowhead Whale
"When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?"
Macbeth - William Shakespeare
The films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" released simultaneously in the U.S. on this date
July 21, 2023
This friend and literary executor of Franz Kafka disobeyed orders to have Kafka's works burned after his death
Max Brod
This is the part of the human brain controls the fear response
The Amygdala
In 2010, a species of extinct sperm whale, Livyatan melvillei, was named in honor of this American author
Herman Melville
"I am a sick man... I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man."
Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky
This 2019 superhero thriller serves as the conclusion to the "Eastrail 177" trilogy
Glass
Name any anime voice actor I have spoken to
Ryan Colt Levy, Sarah Wiedenheft, Bryn Apprill, Bryson Baugus, Lindsay Seidel, Bryce Papenbrook, Monica Rial, Justin Briner, Cherami Leigh, Xander Mobus, Robbie Daymond, Elizebeth Maxwell, Jason Liebrecht, Jessie Grelle, Jessica Calvello