The most undervalued skill in academia?
Creativity.
As a young boy, I read in a magazine: Original ideas come from diverse impressions.
→ Four things that taught me something new & diverse:
• a website
• a book
• a newsletter
• a podcast
What are yours #ScienceTwitter?
Website: @aeonmag
Ad free essays on every conceivable topic.
At 2000 - 6000 words each article is a commitment.
But it leaves you transformed.
Aeon is what the internet should have been all about - consider donating, if you can afford.
@aeonmag Book: Olaf Stapledon, Star Maker
Science Fiction from 1937.
A man wakes up floating in space.
Witnesses billions of years of the universe evolving.
So who is the "Star Maker"?
Sci-Fi that ends up very spiritual & philosophic. I devoured this book.
@aeonmag Newsletter: Climate Foresight by @ColinRebel
It talks about environment in a succinct, optimistic and surprising way.
The introduction takes 20 seconds to read & makes me excited every time.
Ecology in the 21st century will be, what theoretical physics was in the 20th.
@aeonmag @ColinRebel Podcast: @Big_Biology
Always deep, insightful, relevant and humorous talks on biology.
One of my favourite episodes explain why whales are so big.
Marty Martin & Art Woods do a terrific job at directing. Not once did I think "Oh thats a dumb question".
Highly recommended
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