The Feels 

TOO DAMN RIGHT.

"The stage is set. The curtains rises. We are ready to begin." 

-Sherlock [BBC]

science

“Richard Feynman once suggested that nature is like an infinite onion. With each new experiment, we peel another layer of reality; because the onion is infinite, new layers will continue to be discovered forever. Another possibility is that we’ll get to the core. Perhaps physics will end someday, with the discovery of a “theory of everything” that describes nature on all scales, no matter how large or small. We don’t know which future we will live in. But the observation of neutrino masses tells us that the adventure of discovery in which we are currently involved will not end here. There are still fundamental mysteries to be resolved. And it is the mysteries in life that make living so exciting.”

Source: http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/what-neutrinos-reveal

Want to 'understand' or 'enjoy' music?

lol. hypocrisy of a night.

Federer after loss "Usually you learn more when you lose, just in the sense that you analyse losses harder, deeper at times. That's where you learn a lot about your game, about your attitude, about your fitness... Not always. Sometimes you just walk away and you forget about it."

The 2015 US Open final: Roger Federer vs Novak Djokovic

H2H: 21-20 

US Open meetings: 3-2

Grand Slam finals: 1-2

mind blow (just a bit)

Behavioral mathematics is just magical! 

Cool photos

Last Launch by Dan Winters

F A C T

I’m going for the second one tonight

calligraphy, calligraphy, and style

Ever wondered why some papers are so delightful to read? Well, there are many types of writing formats. Textbook style, MLA, APA, etc. The other type is calligraphy or painting. Style is the first impression that imprints in a reader’s mind, regardless of your content. It’s what lights the page and draws readers—it’s what earns their delight, and their tears, and their smiles, and their enlightenment (hopefully). I am not an expert writer, but I believe good style depends on simplicity. Furthermore, writing is not about having sentences filled with thesaurus. You must make simple sentences seem more interesting. Simple things - like “Impeccable sketching” instead of  “Nice drawing” - will make a long lasting impression. I believe, writing verbs should be used often than adjectives. Reducing alliteration and improving word choices always trumps your phrases. I have always wondered why some writings are more vibrant than others. For instance, Apple is the only operating system - as far as I know - with the most vivid combinations of fonts (calligraphy). Every text Apple writes is visually appealing. I had a sense of revelation when I realized how varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, and varying the intensities within the letter ultimately made a huge difference.

In context to grammar, I care about how it contributes to the structure, the flow, the tone, the meaning of the passage.  Naming grammar terms isn’t interesting.  Analyzing them is. Because calligraphy is never simply about fonts—they are about everything you want the reader to visualize. Beautiful typography is what that makes your writings distinct. It ultimately becomes beautiful, artistically subtle in a way that science can’t capture.

Accurate

Jessica Chastain on visiting NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (x)