Every Wednesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. Brian Eno, Tom Waits and Dave Chappelle on creativity.

2. A good look at how Muse construct their songs and write chord progressions.

3. As someone who regularly moans about the quality of music played in bars and restaurants, I loved this piece! — Annoyed by Restaurant Playlists, a Master Musician Made His Own

4. An interesting conversation with William MacAskill on doing good, charity and Effective Altruism (among other things) on the Knowledge Project podcast.

5. Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist served up some great music this week. I particularly liked this track by Porches.

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The Round Tower, Copenhagen

Every Wednesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. Brian Eno on children, play and art via a fun comic by Austin Kleon (the author of Steal Like An Artist).

2. Wiltshire has its very own Iron Man. Richard Browning has developed a flying suit consisting of a lightweight exoskeleton and six gas turbines that are strapped to the arms and back. According to Browning it has the potential to reach speeds of up to 450 kilometres an hour, though it hasn't been tested at speeds anywhere near that yet.

3. Learn to code for free! freeCodeCamp is a non-profit with approximately 2000 hours of free lessons and challenges. I've just restarted my quest to work through the course and so far I'm really enjoying the challenge!

4. Ableton have made a cool interactive website that teaches the basics of songwriting and beat making — a really great resource for anyone interested in learning how to make music.

5. This week's musical recommendation is Requiem For Dying Mothers, Part 2 by Stars Of The Lid. SOTL have been the soundtrack of my week as I work through the freeCodeCamp lessons. Their sound has (according to Wikipedia) been described as "divine, classical drone without the tedious intrusion of drums or vocals."

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Dreaming of Summer #2

Every Wednesday I share five things I liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. A two-part conversation between Adam Buxton and Brian Eno. I'm a big fan of Adam Buxton's podcast and was delighted to hear him interview one of my heroes!
    
2. If you are trying to learn anything, read this.
    
3. For April Fools Day, Reddit launched a little experiment. It gave its users a blank canvas and the option to place a coloured pixel anywhere on it every few minutes. The result of the experiment is pretty cool...
    
4. A fascinating three-part series from Vox on the techniques and technology the BBC uses to make the Planet Earth series look so good. — Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
    
5. This week's musical recommendation is Pyrrhic by Julianna Barwick. The song comes from her excellent album Nepenthe.

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Sunrise

Every Wednesday I share five things I liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. In case you didn't know this already. Our brains are weird. Exhibit A: The movie that doesn’t exist and the Redditors who think it does.
    
2. ... Weird, and incredible. Exhibit B: Brain's party noise filter revealed by recordings.
    
3. A great interview with Brian Eno. His thoughts on the importance of creativity in education really struck a chord with me.
    
4. As 2017 rapidly approaches, it's a good time to pause and reflect on the last year. This Wait But Why post might make you think a little differently about how you spend your time next year.
    
5. "We grow out of a lot as we grow up. One of the most unfortunate things we leave behind is a regular dose of change." I love this quote from Jason Fried and his ideas in this article. — Be More Productive. Take Time Off.

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