Welcome to the Lab (Yes, the URL is Weird)
Okay, let’s address the elephant in the server room. You are currently reading a blog called JeetMods.
If you are a car person, you probably know exactly what that sounds like. It sounds like I should be posting about cold air intakes, ECU tunes, and lowering springs. And to be fair, that was the plan. I love cars. I love the engineering that goes into taking a stock machine and tweaking it until it does exactly what you want it to do. "JeetMods" was going to be my garage.
But things change. I changed.
Over the last year or so, I realized I was spending less time thinking about internal combustion and a lot more time thinking about… us. People. Specifically, the messy and complicated ways we exist in the world. I fell down the rabbit hole of anthropology, and I haven't really climbed back out.
So, I’m keeping the domain. Partly because I already bought it and I’m stubborn, but mostly because I realized the name actually still works.
Think about it. We are the only species on Earth that refuses just to accept things as they are. We don't just find food; we cook it, ferment it, spice it, and ritualize it. We don't just accept getting sick; we invent medicines, surgeries, prayers, and complex healthcare systems to fight it. We are constantly changing the environment around us, our diets, and our bodies to thrive.
That is what this site is now. It’s a log of my attempt to understand these "human modifications."
I am not a professional or experienced in the field by any means. I’m a student. I’m a high school student, and I’m just trying to make sense of the things I’m learning. So, take my future observations and thoughts with a grain of salt. Rather than thinking about the info you are going to be getting here as peer-reviewed journal material, it’s more like a messy desk covered in sticky notes.
My main obsession right now is the intersection of food and medicine. It seems like those are the two areas where culture hits biology the hardest. Like, why do we eat things that physically hurt us (my dad physically sweats when he has spicy food)? Why is "traditional" medicine seen as magic in one place and science in another?
I plan to dig into all of that here. I want to look at the history of ingredients, the sociology of the doctor’s office, and probably share a few cooking experiments that may or may not go wrong.
So, welcome to the new JeetMods. There won't be any car-related stuff here, but we might talk about how caffeine is basically a nitrous boost for the human brain. Close enough.
