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WonderMaker's Forge
If you replace every part of an object piece by piece, is it still the same object? That's the famous Ship of Theseus thought experiment — and in this video, boatbuilder Leo actually restores a 1910 gaff cutter plank by plank, musing on the paradox as he goes. Come for the restoration, sta
Move meMaker's Forge
Finish Minecraft — the most popular video game of all time — by defeating the Ender Dragon, and you're rewarded with the End Poem, a quirky, uplifting piece of writing that means a great deal to many people. The story of how it came to be, and who owns it, is even quirkier and, depending o
Surprise meEntangled Vale
A podcast exploring 'purpose-washing' — the gap between what companies say and what they actually do. Each episode reviews a particular company, product or service in depth, scores it on the bullshit meter, then convenes a panel to discuss how the gap could be closed. The episodes on Noom
WonderEntangled Vale
CGP Grey makes thoughtful explainer videos on the interaction between humans and systems. His video on how machines learn genuinely helped me understand machine learning, but I have a particular soft spot for his obsessively-prepared deep dives into extremely obscure topics — like this one
WonderEntangled Vale
HistoryMaps is a gorgeous mash-up of Wikipedia, maps and timelines: pick an era and watch where and when things actually happened, through 3D maps, images and short videos. Everything from the spread of Buddhism across Asia to a blow-by-blow of WWII. A rabbit hole for the incurably curious
Aaaand we're back for 2023. A special welcome to my new readers and a warm welcome back to everyone else. You're reading
ImagineHearthlands
You might remember deadpan darling Aubrey Plaza from Parks & Recreation, The White Lotus, and all manner of voiceover work. Here she is being delightful while responding to people on social media — worth it just to hear her describe her three types of fans.
ImagineMaker's Forge
Was it a car or a cat I saw? Neither — it was a palindrome. Master palindromist Barry Duncan creates works of art that run paragraphs long and read the same forward and backward. The secret, he says, is finding the middle: 'the letter on which the palindrome is going to pivot and turn.'
Surprise meEntangled Vale
The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo's podcast explores where the limits of language meet the fringes of reality. This episode artfully introduces Julian Jaynes' influential work The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind — one of those ideas that will change the way you
ImagineHearthlands
Human Fountains are a comedy troupe who describe themselves as the world's only human fountain show — spouting arcs of water at one another to perform, among other things, 'My Heart Will Go On.' Plenty more silly and soggy videos where that came from.
It's the penultimate edition for the year! Welcome to my new readers and welcome back to everyone else. You're reading Scholé Supplement,
Less aloneUnfolding Realm
Short, simple and relatable. From Level 1 ('my schedule is wide open, zero commitments, I sleep like a baby') up to the frazzled heights, I've lived all of these at one time or another — and I'm in no rush to revisit the top ones. My favourite place to be is around Level 3.5.