MargaretC
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MargaretC
Encounterism: The Neglected Joys of Being In Person
septemberpublishing.org
- Super ager brains have supersize memory cells. The neurons around the brain responsible for memory are significantly larger in super agers than they are in their peers and even in individuals 20 to 30 years younger. These neurons also tend to be free of so-called tau tangles, the webs of proteins that collect inside neurons in the brains of people
Jeanne Dorin McDowell • Celebrating What's Right With Aging: Inside the Minds of Super Agers
it is the way a group is gathered that determines what happens in it and how successful it is, the little design choices you can make to help your gathering soar.
Priya Parker • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
So How Many Stars Is Enough? A Data Driven Guide to Fundraising as an Open Source Founder
Jordan Segalljordansegall.substack.com
To Hell with Culture (2014) - a film about Herbert Read, art and anarchism
youtu.beDon't Ask Me What I Mean and Film, Music & Poetry
A good poem is like a crystal - hard, compact, sparkling (but with light not wit!) and somewhere a hidden law of construction. Herbert Read
how “living in the future” can prime you for pattern breaking. In Mike’s own words:
You need to experience firsthand the new powers that inflections confer on people. By interacting with that thing—by using it, experimenting with it, probing its powers—and by interacting with other people who are also living in the future, you begin cultivating new... See more
Mike Maples • 🔮 Living in the future
What Eno likes about 77 Million Paintings is that he has no idea what will appear on screen, nor what aesthetic effects will be produced. "That's pretty interesting. But what interests me more is the way people experience them. My shows are not narratives. Nothing much happens yet people come and stay for hours in a contemplative state. I thought,... See more
Stuart Jeffries • Surrender. It's Brian Eno
The explosion of generative AI made us pause and consider what was possible now that wasn’t a year ago. We tried many ideas which didn’t really click, eventually discovering the power of turning every feed and job posting into a springboard to:
- Get information faster , e.g. takeaways from a post or learn about the latest from a company.
- Connect the