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

1. Peter Singer's influential book on addressing global poverty and effective charitable giving, The Life You Can Save, has been re-released for its 10 year anniversary. You can download the ebook or audiobook for free. The audiobook is very well done with chapters read by the likes of Stephen Fry, Kristen Bell and Michael Schur. It's quite the inspiring read — The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer

2. And on a related note, GiveWell (mentioned several times in The Life You Can Save), are an amazing organisation that carries out research to establish the most effective charities. They have a list on their website of their currently top rated charities with links to donate — GiveWell

3. Question (and answer) of the day — Why do Puffins have big beaks?

4. This is a very good list by Anne-Laure Le Cunff — 30 life lessons I learned before turning 30

5. It's that annoying time of year when ALL of the best films are released, so the next few weeks might contain a few film recommendations! Last week I saw Jojo Rabbit, directed and written by Taika Waititi, which was excellent. Pretty much everything Taika Waititi does is great. The highlight of the film was easily 12-year-old Roman Griffin Davis's acting. That kid can act! — Jojo Rabbit

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

1. I've finally finished reading Range by David Epstein (the “finally” being no fault of the author). The book explores the benefits of being a generalist and dangers of hyper-specialisation through the lens of musicians, athletes, scientists and business people. Well worth a read. — Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

2. This post by Austin Kleon has really stuck with me. My mission for 2020... to have fun! — Who’s having fun?

3. Something to think about at the start of a new year/ decade — Time is personal. Your year changes when your life changes.

4. Another excellent list from Tom Whitwell. He writes one every year and they are always packed with interesting facts — 52 things I learned in 2019

5. This is a vision of the future that I find very exciting. Cities designed for humans and not cars! — What happened when Oslo decided to make its downtown basically car-free?

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

1. This is a fantastic app for pro and amateur musicians alike. Get looping! — AudioKit L7 LIVE LOOPER

2. A couple of very interesting podcast interviews with Peter Singer — Peter Singer on the lives you can save / Peter Singer on being provocative, EA, how his moral views have changed, & rescuing children drowning in ponds

3. Carl Sagan was very good explaining things — How the Greeks figured out the Earth was round

4. An illusion well worth its title — The Best Optical Illusion of the Year for 2019

5. We share up to 99% of our DNA, and both like Instagram. We really aren't so different! — Chimpstagram: video of ape browsing app goes viral – but what is going on?

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ps. This is the last Five Things of the year. See you in 2020!

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

1. This is always an excellent list that's worth exploring — The 100 Best Recordings of 2019

2. Smiths are taking over the world — The Most Common Last Name In Every Country

3. The Pessimists Archive podcast explores coffee's controversial past: "For 500 years, a succession of kings, sultans, and businessmen have tried to ban or destroy the world’s favorite caffeinated morning pick-me-up. Among their claims: Coffee makes you impotent! It destroys brain tissue! It attacks the nervous system! And most critically of all, it makes you want to take up arms against your government." — Coffee

4. An amazing collection of wildlife photos, hard to pick a favourite! — The LUMIX People's Choice Award

5. If you haven't seen Get Out, I highly recommend it. It's an excellent film — Get Out on Prime Video

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

1. I'm sure we all could do with knowing these — Science-based methods to improve your memory

2. A good video explaining why some chords are so popular in pop and rock music — The Nature of Chords

3. This was a really great podcast mini series from the New York Times — The Jungle Prince

4. Whoever took these mugshots took real pride in their work — Incredibly Stylish Mugshots From The 1920s

5. Another great Tiny Desk concert! I've shared quite a few of these recently. Looking forward to seeing GoGo Penguin play in Cambridge next year — GoGo Penguin Tiny Desk concert

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