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ImagineMaker's Forge
Enough philosophy — here's something pretty. Sydney-based artist and craftsman Tom Butterworth creates bespoke sculptures that are both functional and aesthetic, each handmade from upcycled Australian sandstone. If the prices are too eye-watering, you can always just enjoy his Insta.
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Make senseEntangled Vale
Cole the Science Dude makes neat TikTok explainer videos on science, maths and tech topics — here he's on nuclear fusion. His videos are clear, short and accessible. TikTok at its best.
Make senseEntangled Vale
An interesting and entertaining piece on how medieval monks fretted about their wandering minds and found their own ways to concentrate — navigating the demands of work, social ties and the distractions of new technologies, hundreds of years ago. Turns out you have a lot in common with the
Make senseSoma Isles
A pair of apps for managing jet lag and shift work, respectively, by keeping track of your circadian rhythms alongside melatonin, caffeine and other factors. You'll know if it's for you — and if you cross time zones a lot, it might be a small revelation.
ImagineHearthlands
An Instagram account dedicated to surreal wildlife and pet portraits — beasts spliced and remixed into gloriously improbable new creatures. You're welcome.
Make senseWild Margin
Philippa Hardman is someone to follow for anyone interested in instructional design or designing learning experiences more broadly. She gets right to the point, proposes thought-provoking solutions, and shares lots of useful resources. Here she finds that 'a whopping 98.8% of the learning
And a special welcome if this is your first time reading! Since we have a fair few new arrivals, I thought this would be a good
Make senseEntangled Vale
Jeremy Caplan's friendly, no-nonsense Wonder Tools newsletter lets you know about the most interesting and useful tools around the internet, with a warm introduction and suggestions for how to get the most out of each. Great examples include his rundowns of Google's Pinpoint toolkit for jo
WonderHearthlands
A thoughtful read exploring the philosophy and social history of hospitality, and what it means today. Hospitality matters — it's why bread and salt drove so much of the story in Game of Thrones. What restaurants, and the rest of us, can learn from Homer about the sacred bond between host
WonderSoma Isles
As she was getting ready for work, brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor's arm suddenly became paralysed. Then she realised, 'Oh my gosh, I'm having a stroke!' — and her next reaction was, 'This is so cool. How many brain scientists have the chance to study their own brain from the inside out?
ImagineMaker's Forge
Noclip makes high-quality video-game documentaries, and this one is a fun and loving deep-dive into the history of the RollerCoaster Tycoon series — its creators, its commercial mishaps, its legacy, and why so many people still play the 20-year-old original today.