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

1. Netflix's documentary thriller Icarus (available on Netflix) is one of the most gripping documentaries I've seen. Filmmaker and cyclist Bryan Fogel set out to make a documentary on doping in cycling and ends up uncovering the biggest doping scandal of all time. I highly recommend you watch it!

2. Following on from Five Things #68, another mind blowing optical illusion!

3. You make solid, rational decisions... right? 20 Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Your Decisions

4. Brighten someone's day: Waves are free.

5. This week's music recommendation is Haunt by Rival Consoles. If you like it, check out his album Howl (it's one of my favourite albums).

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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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Dreaming of summer

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

1. Last week SpaceX made history by successfully reusing a rocket which had already been up into to space. Here's a video explaining the significance of the launch.
    
2. An interesting read on the potential impacts of electric cars and self-driving cars on our lives and on the places we live. Towns and cities are going to look quite different when people shift from owning cars to just hiring one when they need a ride. It just wouldn't make financial sense to own one when it's capable of driving itself. You could book one when you need it, and once you've reached your destination the car could then move on to the next customer. Any cars that aren't in use could then park in less congested areas outside of towns or cities where the land is cheaper. That would then result in the freeing up of a lot of land in cities that's currently used for parking cars... As you can probably tell, I find all of this rather fascinating!
    
3. These are pretty cool... Crushed cans in the style of Ming Dynasty ceramics by the Chinese sculptor Lei Xue. 
    
4. Food for thought from Seth Godin, how are you using your attention?
    
5. In honour of Piano Day (which was last Wednesday), this week's musical recommendation is a piece called Hammers by one of my favourite pianists, Nils Frahm.

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Room with a view

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

1. I love this... "Kids draw monsters, then artists from all over the world recreate them in their own styles!" — The Monster Project
    
2. A thought for the day from wise man Seth Godin — The smoking lounge
    
3. A fascinating read on Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds. It's easy to have strong opinions on complicated issues that are based on very little information. There's nothing wrong with strong opinions, but we have to be willing to change them when presented with new information. 
    
4. Whenever I hear someone say "I could care less" in place of "I couldn't care less" a shiver runs down my spine. I don't have many pet peeves, but that's definitely one! Here's Merriam-Webster's attempt to clear up the confusion — Is it 'I Could Care Less' or 'I Couldn't Care Less'?
    
5. This week's musical recommendation: St Vincent performing Your Lips Are Red at Austin City Limits in 2014. They know how to put on a show...

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Hola

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

1. Some pithy wisdom from Seth Godin that really stuck with me. — The opposite of "more"
    
2. One for the curious. — Where did England’s counties get their names?
    
3. Bruce Springsteen seems to be pretty good at the viral video thing (this is his second Five Things appearance in two weeks). He also seems to be a pretty cool guy! — Bruce Springsteen Invites Teenager on Stage Who Steals the Show
    
4. Good advice and a challenge from cartoonist and teacher Paul Karasik. — Study something you love in depth
    
5. This morning I interviewed my good friend Jay Goodrich for a new project (more on that another time). Last week his band Druids released the video to their song Stuart Slater Alligator (it was directed by my brother Scott). Their debut album is out on the 3rd March. Can't wait to hear it!

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