Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Time travels: 2018 in photos
Neil deGrasse Tyson says, “Photography is a form of time travel.” If that’s true then in the last few years, the human race has become expert time travellers. With the proliferation cameras in our pockets at all times combined with social media, photography as time travel now happens every day. So this begs the question?…
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Ear Candy: The Best Podcasts for Long Trips
Podcasts are to 2018 what those yellow Sony Sports Walkmans were to 1992. They’re hip. They’re ubiquitous. They are super practical for those long walks, flights and road trips. Above all podcast help me balance my heart and brain. For instance, on a two day drive to my home town… It feels like everyone is…
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How I’m Embracing Fragrance this Fall
Conservationist and biologist Rachel Carson once said, “the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it is a pity that we use it so little.” This year I’m trying to harness my fragrance more as a way to relax and remember. Ever since I became a mom…
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Paperless Post: Write that Damn Note
Stationary, letter writing and note sending have been a theme throughout my life. In fact, I love to write letters and cards as well as receive them, that I made it one of my 18 for 2018. But here comes my big, fat, Canadian confession: like many goal setters, I’ve fallen behind a bit. I’ve…
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