first Life

All that effort and now what supposedly is the very tip of that evolutionary effort, the bearer of the brains who can decipher the code and reveal of its mysteries and secrets is thoroughly preoccupied with fashion, make-up, silicon implants, sport cars, football games, economic growth ... there shall be a very british sense of humour behind it all, don't you think ?

David Attenborough's First Life

rocks and minerals

"There is something breathtaking about the basic laws of crystals. They are in no sense a discovery of the human mind; they simply are; they exist quite independently of us. The most that any man can do is to become aware, in a moment of clarity, that they are there, and take cognizance of them."
M.C. Escher

a speleothem nursery

Photo by Marco Marrosu

Men are at times very artistic, but mostly create ugliness and desolation. Give it enough time, and nature will make it all look beautiful again. Some droplets of karts water and an underwater tunnel can become a nursery for handsome speleothems. What will it take for us to learn to allow beauty to exist?

loving documentaries

l'Abisso

Short of doing things myself, the next best option is learning and becoming smarter about the world. Other than TED, and some online courses, the best way to learn about the world for somebody as visual as myself are documentaries. Amongst them the ones I find consistently good are the BBC documentaries. And amongst those, the ones presented by professionals who know the topic seem the best.
I thrive for knowledge and understanding, and I'm always looking for new sources of good information. I'm wondering what would be of me if the internet wouldn't exist ...

Some of my sources:

http://documentaryheaven.com/
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/
http://science-documentaries.com/
http://www.richannel.org/
http://watchdocumentary.com/
http://www.documentary-film.net/
http://www.documentary-log.com/
http://www.online-documentaries.org/
http://freeonlinedocumentary.com/
http://www.documentary24.com/
http://www.documentarywire.com/

what a wonderful home

It's mind blowing, it's our home, it's been given to us for free, it does not need maintaining, it offers food, water, shelter, warmth, protection, entertainment and a high degree of stability, considering the universe around us. And yet, we manage to scavenge it, pollute it, create imaginary borders, cover it with ugly landscapes, and sell its produces.
It has survived the most amazing series of catastrophic events, and will overcome us. But will we ?

http://www.youtube.com/homeproject
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/planet-earth-the-complete-bbc-series/
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/life/