Sarah West Young
@west
Head of Growth @ Modern Synthesis
Creator / Writer / Chief Procrastinator @ Material Change
Sarah West Young
materialchange.design
The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play . It seems to describe a life where it’s just fun to be reading, learning, writing, and collaborating on... See more
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
This blew my mind - if a mother’s nipple diagnoses high numbers of antibodies in her baby’s spit she will up the level of sugar and/or her own tailored immuno-agents in the next batch of breast milk. And the spit intake mechanism also co-evolved to reduce nipple chafing
we talk too much about near-death experiences, not enough about near-life experiences
In tequila harvesting people seem to whack off the leaves with a shovel-like instrument to expose “the pina” (heart used for liquor). The equipment for processing looks fairly rudimentary.
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
erin glasstwitter.com
how to build the world’s best library
“Choose a librarian that will work intelligently, tactfully, and unceasingly to get books read by everybody in your town and your library movement will be a success".”