Do you need to see a long-tailed tit in midflight? Yes yes yes!!!

In our film Plastic People we followed renowned scientist Sedat Gundogdu who made a groundbreaking discovery:

In a world first, #microplastics were seen in the human brain for the first time.

Read about it here in this gift link from The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/03/09/hea…

Today marks a big milestone toward the rebirth of supersonic passenger flight. For the first time in decades, a civil supersonic airplane has taken to the skies. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 met all of its first flight objectives—and we’re only going further, higher, and faster from here.

Disagreeing with someone while still remaining respectful is an important skill to learn

When asked if he designed for pleasure or function, Charles Eames said, 'Whoever said pleasure wasn't functional?'

Incredible explosion of gold from a 1,400-year-old Ginkgo tree.

Photo by Han Fei

Do not trust the impulse to have an opinion on everything

wait till the end

He was cool as shit

A guid new year to ane an' a'
An' mony may ye see,
An' during a' the years to come,
O happy may ye be.
An' may ye ne'er hae cause to mourn,
To sigh or shed a tear;
To ane an'a baith great an' sma'
A hearty guid New year.

This is genius. Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsensical lyrics meant to sound like American English—to prove that Italians would just love any American song. And it was a hit.

Stunning drones formation rising above the skies in Shenzhen, China.

Why replacing orange street lights is an aesthetic downgrade — and bad for our health:

This has totally altered my perspective on something fundamental

How English has evolved over 1,000 years.

#archaeohistories

#FrescoFriday

Some 2,000 years ago, an accomplished Roman artisan painted this fantastic fresco of a tall, fruit-filled wicker basket covered with a sheer veil to keep insects away.

The transparent veil is such a lovely and skilful detail! 🤩

Villa of Poppaea at Oplontis, near…

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

2011: I'll put a man on Mars by 2022

2023: Give me $8

LeBron declining even a free blue check and having his team clarify that Musk gave him one anyway kind of implies that it now has negative social value and the celebs perceive it to be damaging to their brands to have one.

Mike Drucker And just like Starbucks when you pay for Twitter blue, you can give a fake name and they’ll write anything on the cup 🤣