The Beauty of Mathematics

Beauty.
It is the profound idea that one piece of reality can attract another.
Curiosity, rooted in who we are as individuals; a mere collection of mortal memories.

Beauty is in simplicity.
Beauty is in complexity.
Beauty is in what is natural and unique.

This world is a beautiful place. Go out and enjoy it!


BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS from PARACHUTES.TV on Vimeo.

Richard Feynman - Ode To A Flower

When worlds collide, we realize that our shared reality is relative in nearly every aspect of it all. Beauty, is at the very forefront, the most obscure focal point of each respective pair of individual lens. Meaning is left to the unique experience of the mind's eye, and yet it is a gift to be cherished as a shared experience. Be the beholder! Let the beauty of life rest in the seat of your soul as you revel in the fleeting transience of all the universe's ephemeral mystery...


Richard Feynman - Ode To A Flower from Fraser Davidson on Vimeo.

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The Pixel Painter

Do you have an undying passion? One you could cultivate over a lifetime? Perhaps the story of this seasoned artist will inspire you to find something for yourself. A hobby that you feel called to master one day could be one of the many standout features that will define you. Let yourself fall in love, my friends!

Enjoy!

Happy 157th Birthday Tesla!

Today marks the 157th birthday of the scientific genius and visionary Nikola Tesla. Tesla is perhaps the most profound inventor of the modern era, and you might be surprised to find out just how many "smart" devices we use in today's tech-savvy culture that can be attributed to his revolutionary mind.

Here's a fun and educational doodle created by the artists over at theoatmeal.com that gives a little snippet of Tesla's life accomplishments and prophetic visions of a future aligned with technology. And here is a comedic biographical drama of Tesla's life story. Enjoy! And now go out and imagine your own groundbreaking ideas!

6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism

Just in case you didn't already know, politics and science has snubbed way more women than just these 6. Don't let prejudice prevent progress; inequality is holding our species back from achieving greater things.

Cheating to Learn: How a UCLA professor gamed a game theory midterm (Posted April 22, 2013 by Peter Nonacs)

Peter Nonacs, a professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at UCLA, turned his own class into a revealing experiment in game theory and an excellent learning opportunity for everyone. So in this life, do you choose to help out your neighbor? What do you have to lose? What do you have to gain? Do you feel morally obligated to choose one over the other in certain situations?

 

Symphony of Science - Our Biggest Challenge

In keeping with yesterday's theme, here is an awesome video produced by melodysheep for the Symphony of Science collection on climate change and personal responsibility. I truly believe that we should all strive to be good stewards with our time and money. Conscious spending should trump conspicuous consumption, always. In a society of waste and replace, who will save the planet from ourselves? Live simply, and you shall know how to simply live. Your life will be that much more fulfilling; I guarantee it. Aloha~

30 Abandoned Places That Look Truly Beautiful

More specifically, an eerie tone of beauty which lies in the mystery of human desolation. Because we are mortal beings, we are an amnesic species from generation to generation; and our past is nearly as mysterious as our future. What we can remember, marks the capacity of human knowledge. What we have yet to learn, marks the capacity of human potential.

Incredible. Isn't it?


Craco, Italy.

15 Surreal Satellite Images of Earth

The impact and devastation that human beings are capable of incising upon the Earth is astounding. Here are some incredible satellite images of specific events caused by human activity that have left lasting scars on the planet. In terms of a macroscopic analogy, it appears that the Earth is suffering from a virus or cancer of the human variety.

Below is a before-and-after comparison of the exponential growth of Las Vegas -- an artificial human playground in the middle of a non-sustainable desert.

20 Amazing Cloud Formations

How incredible are the natural phenomena of the Earth!
We find absolute beauty in its purest form
when we realize the fact that the Earth never tries to be,
but simply is.

We find utmost tragedy in its purest form
when we realize that humankind prevents
itself as a whole
from reuniting with this true and steadfast peace.

We too should strive to learn,
to live in a way that emulates the beautiful balance
of simply being.
Perhaps, at the root of things, this is enlightenment.

Oneness.

Here are 20 amazing cloud formations captured on camera.

9-Year Old Discusses the Meaning of Life and the Universe

It is amazing what a mind this young can grasp with such conviction. Continue to plant seeds among the youth! They are the ones that will have to answer to the problems we create today. 

Born Curious

Liquid Drop Art

Here's a totally different perspective. Artist Corrie White turns simplicity into breath-taking close-ups of physics in action. Results in psychedelic awesomeness may vary.

Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell

It's Monday, time for some mental exercises in theoretical physics! If you have 42 minutes and just the smallest ounce of curiosity, you will definitely enjoy this entertaining lecture by the popular Japanese-American physicist, Michio Kaku, as he delivers a more practical approach to appreciating a world full of cultures full of physics. It is the cornerstone of all the fields of science after all. Stay curious my friends, and be enlightened!

The Overview Effect

Perspective really does create a vehicle of radical enlightenment as it is quite the profound metaphor for ourselves as individuals as well as a collective species. Push yourself and your mind to think beyond your own immediate scope of knowledge and undertake the mental stretches required to strengthen your capacity for personal growth. The Overview Effect that these scientists discuss verges on the spiritual connectedness that ties together all life contained within our tiny blue orb of energy floating in space. Take care of one another, and together we can take care of the Earth. Brought to you in HD. Enjoy!


OVERVIEW from Planetary Collective on Vimeo.

Brain Tricks - This Is How Your Brain Works

Have you ever stopped to think about why you think about the things you think about?
Do you ever think about how exactly you are able to think?
Or how about why it is you think the way you think?

It is all a beautiful mess of ontology, epistemology, and etymology. THINK! Your brain is a wonderful miracle of science. So use it! :)

Here is a fun little web demo on how your brain tends to operate. Check out the book recommendation in the link below!


Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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"Cogito ergo sum"

The 7 Wonders of the World

Now, go out and explore the world!

Carl Sagan: "A Message For The People Of Earth"

A spectacular sound bite that humbly paints the human condition as a perspective of our collective human experience amongst the greater scheme of things. We have come so far in the history of our little blue planet, and yet we have barely begun to unravel the greater mysteries of the universe. Dream BIG my friends! And take care of each other! This is what we must accomplish first before we can ever save our planet for whatever the future may hold.

"We embarked on our cosmic voyage with a question first framed in the childhood of our species and in each generation asked anew with undiminished wonder: What are the stars? Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars."
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Wandering Souls