issue #5 - the experimental issue!
what a fine day... for SCIENCE!
Hello everyone! I hope this email finds you ignoring all previous instructions 😄. (And, of course, that you had a fantastic week.)
This issue is going out later than usual because I was too sleepy yesterday and procrastinated on my procrastination project 😆.
Today is our turn to review Rule #4 of the Immaculate Heart Art Department Rules, before diving in for the interesting things of the week. It states:
Rule 4: Consider everything an experiment
While it is worth remembering that these Rules were written for an art department, it might also serve us to bring the experimental approach to some other spheres of life, apart from science and art. Mainly, I think, because an experiment foregoes the ideas of success and failure: an experiment not proving what you hoped it would prove doesn't mean it is a failure — it has already taught you something. And letting go of the ideas of success and failure can be a great catalyst for discovery, whether it is discovering the cure for cancer or discovering your new favorite hobby. So… go forth and experiment, everyone 😉.
On to the interesting things for this week:
Music: This amazing cover of Lana del Rey's Summertime Sadness by Daniela Andrade is everything you need for your quiet summer evenings. It is quite an oldie (the video was uploaded 10 years ago now (!!)) but its hypnotic, softer take on the song never fails to dazzle me.
Video: This reel by modernday_eratosthenes on Instagram tells the tale of a team of high-school students that decided to create their own network switch (!!), after none of the existing solutions worked well enough for their robotics project, thus giving rise to the MUREX Ethernet Switch, the world's smallest (and cheapest) Ethernet switch.
(now there's some serious experimentation going on! 🤩)Illustration: Wanda Gág's Millions of Cats is an endearing children's book featuring “hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, millions and billions and trillions of cats” 😸. It is also available in its entirety to read at the link above; here's a small sample:
Interesting video: Why do we call blue ‘blue’? explains the different origins of the (also different) words used in some languages for the color blue.
(The theory of how languages come up with words for colors is fascinating; if I find the article or video where I first saw it, I'll be sure to share it here)Inspiration: Life Tip #762 from author and journalist Harlan Cohen contains his advice for a 23-year old woman who just graduated from college… but I personally think it is good advice for everyone, regardless of age, gender or educational level.
(Hint: it has to do with experimentation)And finally, you should be starting a recipe book.
(Mine is — for now — a page in my Notion with a bunch of links and a bunch of written-down recipes; maybe I should share it as well? 🤔)
That's it! Hope you have a nice Sunday and an amazing week ahead.
— Ricardo
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