My reader stats shows very few visitors click provided links in posts, no matter how easy I try to make it. The links below do require a wee tad bit of effort to reach. These were gathered inelegantly from my links catalogue that gains a few keepers every day. It makes my wee-hours wandering seem to have a bit more purpose if I share from time to time.
► Moss and Fog is a deep and varied site and source of captivating visuals.
Gorgeous Textural Rivers of Iceland | Moss and Fog : I am using one of these images a my desktop background. Amazing mesmerizing colors and patterns in aerial views of a unique natural landscape.
And Also from MOSS & FOG
nice, peaceful forest floor and tree bark closeups
► This link is from Robert Reich, who some of you will recognize from his editorials on NPR and elsewhere. His advice for creators is helpful.
Dear Writer: Advice on bringing your unique skills together
► The “god debate” keeps cropping up everywhere these days in neurobiology and astrophysics.
From quarks to consciousness: physics, neuroscience & God debate
► I did not see this one coming.
The Remaining Beatles Plan to Release One Last Song with the Help of Artificial Intelligence | Moss and Fog
► Talk about the building blocks of life: Microbes are stuffed with viral DNA.
Many of the resident viruses work for the microbe to ward off harmful viruses.
Built Into the Genome of the Microbes – Scientists Uncover Over 30,000 “Hidden” Viruses
I’ve done this for a lifetime (without the steel ball), but did not have a name for it: Dream Incubation. Sleep never quite becomes full-out sleep. Ideas have sex. (I set my phone timer for 12 minutes.)
For many years, anecdotal evidence has suggested that the earliest stage of sleep, also known as N1 or hypnagogia, is a fertile breeding ground for creative ideas. Thomas Edison, among others, often took advantage of this state. When struggling with a thorny problem, he would sit down for a nap while holding a metal ball in his hand. Just as he fell asleep, the ball would fall out of his hand and wake him up, and when he woke, he often had a new solution in mind.
See Also: Machine lets people control their dreams as they sleep | The Independent | The Independent
► And finally, for the refined tastes among my readers, some quirky art featuring that cultural icon of high cuisine, Homer Simpson:
See AI's Interpretation of Homer Simpson In the Style of Famous Artists | Moss and Fog
Methinks these days we might have too much free time on our hands.
Now, ennui and purposelessness come with AI baked in!
I had the time to look at most of your links while I was having a pedicure. The God article was very interesting. I loved the Zen of moss photos!
Very interesting photos!