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Move meEntangled Vale
Plumes has found a singular way to connect with animals: by singing to them. From cows and meerkats to tapirs and a shy okapi, his music draws them in, creating moments of quiet connection as heartwarming as they are surprising. 'It has changed my perception of the animals. I could see how
Hey friends, When I tell the story of Grokkist—both to others and to myself—I usually tell it in years. Years are my units of
GroundedEntangled Vale
Mandy Brown delves into the pervasive restlessness induced by constant engagement with screens — a 'strangely disembodied experience' where our minds race while our bodies stay static and our spirits unsettled. She reframes distraction as a form of separation, sediment scattered through wa
ImagineMaker's Forge
Never Too Small — a channel devoted to small-footprint design — turns its eye to circular design in this gorgeously produced mini-documentary series. Six designers tackle construction waste, following a co-creation process with local communities to turn discarded materials into innovative
Make senseMaker's Forge
It's easy to dream of a better world; harder to escape the traps of the old one. Vincent Sánchez-Gómez names three pitfalls of chasing 'impact' inside legacy systems: reducing impact to metrics, conflating growth with success, and separating values from core operations. They're seductive b
WonderSoma Isles
How far into the future can we imagine? Wikipedia's Timeline of the Far Future offers a mesmerising glimpse into events tens, hundreds, even billions of years ahead. In 100,000 years, Betelgeuse goes supernova, visible in daylight; in 10 million, Africa splits to form a new ocean; in 7.5 b
Move meUnfolding Realm
Melbourne's Urban Forest project started with a straightforward goal: assign email addresses to 70,000 city trees so residents could report damage. Instead it became a global love-letter exchange — thousands of musings, confessions and poems addressed to the trees. A reminder that even ami
Hey friends, When you’re a founder, you’re usually building something that solves your own problems. For me, those problems start with a restless, curious
Surprise meEntangled Vale
How did a 19th-century medical wonder become the infamous illicit substance we know today? This traces cocaine's evolution from revolutionary local anaesthetic to social pariah — a time when it was sold over the counter in nasal sprays and syrups for 'Brain Fag.' Packed with surreal period
Make senseMaker's Forge
Ever wondered how filmmakers make colour feel so alive on screen? This video unravels how cinematographers manipulate colour to create mood and meaning — from lighting gels and white balance to Max Planck's work on blackbody radiation. It shows how colour shapes storytelling, with examples
Make senseEntangled Vale
For anyone who loves thinking about systems change, Donella Meadows' Leverage Points is a classic. Her core argument: systems are governed by interconnected structures, rules and feedback loops, and understanding these is crucial to finding where small, strategic interventions produce outs
WonderEntangled Vale
Seismic Explorer visualises tectonic activity over time using earthquake data — magnitude, depth, location, time. You can watch earthquakes play out on a map, filter by magnitude, and overlay tectonic plate boundaries to see how everything connects. The standout is the 3D cross-section: dr