It’s thoughty Thursday! That means tomorrow is Friday. Welcome the weekend by getting your mental corn popping 🙂
Lauren Grush introduces us to the two NASA astronauts Space-X will launch into orbit. The Verge
SciShow Space explains how some stars are eaten from the inside.
Yohana Desta interviews Janelle Monáe: artist in residence. Vanity Fair
Michael Bond explains why humans totally freak out when they get lost. Wired
Leah Collins shows you how to make your own ink from foraged spring plants. CBC
Terry O’Reilly discusses the secret language of flowers in Victorian England. Listen to the whole episode 🙂 It’s fascinating. CBC’s “Under the Influence”
This is one documentary I needed to find: Judi Dench talking about trees is as brilliant as you’d think. Eeeee! Joy! It was posted to Facebook! BBC
Nell Greenfield Boyce: herd of fuzzy, green “glacier mice” baffles scientists. NPR
Becky Ferreira warns that trillions of cicadas are going to rule America. Bow, humans! Vice
The animals caught on these wild webcams are adorbs! CBC
Kate Bubacz: how Joel Sartore works to document species before they go extinct. Beautiful photos! Buzzfeed
Aleta Burchyski shares how she became a backyard birder (so you can become one, too). Outside
Physics Girl has some more at-home experiments for you to try.
Thanks for visiting, and I hope you take away something to inspire your next creative project.
Until next tipsday, be well and stay safe, be kind, and stay strong. The world needs your stories!