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Five Things #90
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Every Wednesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

  1. This is a little mindblowing. Those strawberries aren’t red!

  2. Yesterday, as I ate my dinner I watched SpaceX launch its massive Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time. And now there is a red Tesla Roadster flying around in space! Quite incredible, what a time to be alive. Make sure you check out the photos and videos.

  3. The glasses of the future? I’m not sure whether I’d actually want these or want to have a conversation with someone who’s wearing them. But saying that, I once said that I’d never want an iPhone…

  4. Science says willpower is overrated. Now what?

  5. Nils Frahm’s new album All Melody is out and it’s REALLY good.

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ps. There'll be no Five Things next week as I'll be on holiday. But fear not, Five Things will return the following week!

Five Things #89

Every Wednesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

  1. Putting things into perspective: The mass of many objects in grams

  2. A fantastic episode of the You Are Not So Smart podcast on the Backfire Effect

  3. Another reason to leave Facebook: Growing apart and losing touch is human and healthy

  4. Spaced learning = good. Cramming = bad: How To Teach Your Brain Something It Won’t Forget A Week Later

  5. I’ve come across Poppy Ackroyd’s music in various Spotify playlists but only just got around to listening to her albums. They are all great, though I particularly like Feathers.

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Five Things #88

Every Wednesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

  1. So “get out of jail free” cards are an actual thing?!

  2. An interesting musical analysis of Radiohead and Lana Del Rey’s plagiarism dispute. Her song, Get Free, has significant musical similarities to Radiohead’s song Creep.

  3. Attach a very expensive camera to the base of a LearJet, fly around for a bit and you might end up with something like this. Stunning!

  4. A great piece on Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and the underlying blockchain technology that makes it all possible.

  5. My pals, Druids, have just released their latest EP Up To Mars. We had a lot of fun making the video for the title track so give it a watch and help spread it around the internet by hitting the share button!

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Five Things #87

Every Wednesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

  1. A fascinating and meaty discussion (just over 3 hours long) between Sam Harris and Anil K. Seth on the self, consciousness, AI and much more. Possibly my favourite episode of Sam’s podcast.

  2. What a collection! 22 Of The Most Extraordinary Science Photos Of 2017

  3. This is quite the long read and a pretty disturbing one at that. “America invented the three-digit credit score. Now companies in China are taking the idea to the extreme, using big data to track and rank what you do—your purchases, your pastimes, your mistakes.”

  4. Food for thought from legendary, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.” I highly recommend his book Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman

  5. This week’s musical recommendation is Charcoal by Brambles. I find listening to music with words very distracting when I’m working, so ambient music like this gets a lot of airtime when at home. Another wonderful discovery courtesy of Spotify’s Daily Mix playlists!

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Five Things #86

Every Wednesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

  1. It's incredible how quickly technology has changed in recent history. What will be next? What crazy, unimaginable thing will be the new normal in ten years? Bear in mind that the iPhone is only ten years old! This Amazing Video Shows Just How Much Software Has Eaten the World.

  2. How are those New Year's resolutions going? Got high hopes for 2018? Lower them, or you may be setting yourself up for a fall.

  3. I'm a sucker for nice looking objects and places. This handcrafted shipping container home fits the bill. Just a shame it's in Montana!

  4. A good piece on one of my favourite musicians, Nils Frahm. I can't wait for his new album to be released! I liked this quote: “I change the music until I find a point where it feels familiar, but it also doesn't sound like anyone else.”

  5. I re-listened to St. Vincent's album St. Vincent yesterday. Bring Me Your Loves is my favourite track from the album. It has so many cool, jagged, synthy guitar riffs and weird hooks! The drum beat is great too. I still haven't forgiven her for ditching her live band for a backing track the last time I saw her though!

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