Senses working overtime #378

1 The James Webb telescope

'One of JWST’s much-touted abilities is the power to look back in time to the early universe and see some of the first galaxies and stars. Already, the telescope — which launched on Christmas Day 2021 and now sits 1.5 million kilometers from Earth — has spotted the most distant, earliest galaxy known'.

Mind. Blown.

2 How the brain links gestures, perceptions and meanings.

Photo by Elena Rabkina on Unsplash

3 How to wake up smiling!

4 The euphoria of stumbling upon weird Spotify cover songs

5 The neuroscience behind bad decisions

Overtime: 

“When you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that makes it good or bad.”

Miles Davis 

Senses working overtime #352

1 How science is uncovering the secrets of Stonehenge

2 Books for the journey 

From Seth Godin

3 Poetry corner

The Goodyear Blimp The Goodyear Blimp has lost itself, has gone down peaceful in a cornfield. The grounded pilot walks out of the field, no one hurt, no one around but the blackbirds, who laughed and kept laughing. He walked down the empty road in the middle of the day. It was fine to be uninjured, to have hurt no one, to walk in the brief sweet world of the saved. Laura Jensen (1982)

4 Sleeping Dogs

I spent a lot of time listening to this soundtrack from 1977 this week.

5 Spotify - its new priorities

Overtime:  Taking action

Stoic philosopher Epictetus on taking action:

"Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer.

Put your principles into practice – now. Stop the excuses and the procrastination. This is your life! You aren’t a child anymore. The sooner you set yourself to your spiritual program, the happier you will be. The longer you wait, the more you’ll be vulnerable to mediocrity and feel filled with shame and regret, because you know you are capable of better.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do – now."

Source: The Art of Living (courtesy of James Clear)

Senses working overtime #69

1 Saturn V

 
I have no idea what 7.5 million pounds of thrust is really all about but it sounds MASSIVE!! This is a really terrific interview (with pictures and videos) with Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden, on the 45th anniversary of his epic voyage to the Moon.

There is so much great stuff in the article - it had me constantly shaking my head in disbelief. You really need to read this!

Here's a nifty graft included along the way.

Anyway - go read it!!

2 POTUS playlist

Yet another reason to love President Obama! His summer playlist  and his evening playlist on Spotify!

3 The Golden Gate Bridge

Yet another reason to love San Francisco. More photos here.

4 Mr Grumpy

I'm mos def a glass half full kinda guy. Interesting, though, to consider the view from 

t'other side of things.

5 Your mission, Mr Phelps

Yet more reasons to admire and like Michael Phelps, as if 'dream big' wasn't enough.

Overtime

Weather - a great staple of phatic communion the world over. Use these pictures to kick start that next convo on the petrol station forecourt.