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https://www.facebook.com/reel/1463421128498493]]>
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1463421128498493]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19787.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 04:54:55 +0000 Yazata]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19787.html
Here it is put to music by D. Wise of Nasaspaceflight.com (Watch on full screen with the sound on.)

https://x.com/dwisecinema/status/2022267244525375589

These sky shows occur when rockets launch before dawn or after sunset, when the Earth below is dark in Earth's shadow, but the rocket exhaust plume is still illuminated by the Sun far above. This one looks different than the more familiar "jellyfish" sometimes seen west of LA when rockets launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, because those rockets are moving perpendicular to the observers, while this one was moving both directly away (the second stage) and directly towards (the booster) observers at Cape Canaveral. So this was a straight-on view.]]>
Here it is put to music by D. Wise of Nasaspaceflight.com (Watch on full screen with the sound on.)

https://x.com/dwisecinema/status/2022267244525375589

These sky shows occur when rockets launch before dawn or after sunset, when the Earth below is dark in Earth's shadow, but the rocket exhaust plume is still illuminated by the Sun far above. This one looks different than the more familiar "jellyfish" sometimes seen west of LA when rockets launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, because those rockets are moving perpendicular to the observers, while this one was moving both directly away (the second stage) and directly towards (the booster) observers at Cape Canaveral. So this was a straight-on view.]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19786.html Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:31:17 +0000 Yazata]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19786.html
watch full screen with the sound on

https://x.com/VOLDEMORT2X/status/2022423826236400008]]>
watch full screen with the sound on

https://x.com/VOLDEMORT2X/status/2022423826236400008]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19639.html Sun, 18 Jan 2026 22:54:34 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19639.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=070ecdv7vr0]]>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=070ecdv7vr0]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19605.html Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:54:27 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19605.html
https://www.facebook.com/reel/4415807378700138]]>
https://www.facebook.com/reel/4415807378700138]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19602.html Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:57:44 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19602.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftZI716SO84]]>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftZI716SO84]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19572.html Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:02:11 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19572.html

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGSKAjbo1IA]]>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGSKAjbo1IA]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19367.html Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:59:12 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19367.html https://www.facebook.com/reel/2171857816638458

"Wassily Kandinsky had synesthesia, specifically chromesthesia, meaning he literally saw colors when he heard sounds and heard music when he saw colors, a phenomenon that profoundly shaped his transition from law to art and fueled his pioneering abstract paintings, which he often titled like musical compositions (e.g., Improvisation, Composition) to reflect this "joined perception" where color and sound merged into a spiritual symphony. He described powerful sensory experiences, like seeing vivid colors during a Wagner concert, which convinced him to pursue art to express these internal, multisensory realities, making his work a visual representation of auditory experiences."

Modern artist describes her chromosthesia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1-fVRe5W6I&t=28s]]> https://www.facebook.com/reel/2171857816638458

"Wassily Kandinsky had synesthesia, specifically chromesthesia, meaning he literally saw colors when he heard sounds and heard music when he saw colors, a phenomenon that profoundly shaped his transition from law to art and fueled his pioneering abstract paintings, which he often titled like musical compositions (e.g., Improvisation, Composition) to reflect this "joined perception" where color and sound merged into a spiritual symphony. He described powerful sensory experiences, like seeing vivid colors during a Wagner concert, which convinced him to pursue art to express these internal, multisensory realities, making his work a visual representation of auditory experiences."

Modern artist describes her chromosthesia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1-fVRe5W6I&t=28s]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-18934.html Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:17:07 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-18934.html
"Creativity isn’t a straightforward process. It often involves combining disparate ideas, experimenting with unusual concepts, and embracing uncertainty. Randomness, in this context, acts as a catalyst, breaking the constraints of routine thinking. When you allow random elements to enter the process, you create room for serendipitous discoveries. This might happen through chance encounters, unexpected results, or simply by stepping away from structured patterns.

When our minds are freed from trying to control every detail, we’re more likely to make unexpected connections and insights that would otherwise be overlooked. These moments of unpredictability often lead to ideas that are novel, disruptive, and ahead of their time. This explains why some of the greatest innovations, from art to technology, have emerged when individuals let go of preconceived notions and allow randomness to influence their thinking.

The Science Behind Randomness and Creativity

Studies show that randomness can stimulate neural activity in the brain, encouraging creativity. When exposed to random stimuli, the brain is forced to adapt, pushing it to form new associations. This leads to out-of-the-box thinking, where the brain connects ideas that might seem unrelated on the surface. These new combinations of concepts can lead to breakthroughs that structured thinking might not have produced."

https://havokjournal.com/culture/life/wh...nnovation/]]>
"Creativity isn’t a straightforward process. It often involves combining disparate ideas, experimenting with unusual concepts, and embracing uncertainty. Randomness, in this context, acts as a catalyst, breaking the constraints of routine thinking. When you allow random elements to enter the process, you create room for serendipitous discoveries. This might happen through chance encounters, unexpected results, or simply by stepping away from structured patterns.

When our minds are freed from trying to control every detail, we’re more likely to make unexpected connections and insights that would otherwise be overlooked. These moments of unpredictability often lead to ideas that are novel, disruptive, and ahead of their time. This explains why some of the greatest innovations, from art to technology, have emerged when individuals let go of preconceived notions and allow randomness to influence their thinking.

The Science Behind Randomness and Creativity

Studies show that randomness can stimulate neural activity in the brain, encouraging creativity. When exposed to random stimuli, the brain is forced to adapt, pushing it to form new associations. This leads to out-of-the-box thinking, where the brain connects ideas that might seem unrelated on the surface. These new combinations of concepts can lead to breakthroughs that structured thinking might not have produced."

https://havokjournal.com/culture/life/wh...nnovation/]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-18368.html Sat, 12 Jul 2025 18:33:09 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-18368.html
“Every night I used to pray that I’d find my people, and finally I did on the open road.
We had nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing we desired anymore, except to make our lives into a work of art.”― Lana Del Rey

https://theconversation.com/the-existent...rey-260131

"Speaking to Myspace as an upcoming artist in 2013, Lana Dey Rey said that the “vision of making [her] life a work of art” was what inspired her to create her music video for her breakthrough single, Video Games (2011).

https://youtu.be/cE6wxDqdOV0

The self-made video, featuring old movies clips and webcam footage of Del Rey singing, went viral. It eventually led her to sign with a major record label. For many, the video conveyed a sense of authenticity. However, upon discovering that “Lana Del Rey” was a pseudonym (her real name is Elizabeth Grant), some fans began to have doubts. Perhaps this self-made video was just another calculated marketing scheme?

The question of Del Rey’s authenticity has puzzled many throughout her career. Consider, for instance, the controversial Judah Smith Interlude from her latest album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd? (2023). Both fans and critics – including her sizeable LGBTQ+ fanbase – were surprised and troubled by her decision to feature the megachurch pastor Judith Smith, who’s been accused of homophobia.

However, the meaning of Del Rey’s inclusion of Smith’s sermon soundclips, layered under a recording of Del Rey giggling, is unclear. Is this meant to mock Smith, or even Christianity itself? Or is it an authentic expression of Del Rey’s own spirituality? After all, she repeatedly makes references to her “pastor” in the same album’s opening track The Grants, about her family in real life.

Before she became a singer-songwriter, Del Rey gained her philosophy degree at Fordham University. It was the mid-2000s, when the eminent existentialism scholar Merold Westphal would have been on staff, so she probably studied theories of authenticity by existentialists such as Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–80) and Martin Heidegger (1889–1976). Heidegger spoke of human existence as a “being-towards-death”. Or as Del Rey sings in the title track of her first major-label album, “you and I, we were born to die”.

In Heidegger’s view, to pretend that we are not all bound to die is to deny the kind of finite beings which we are: it is to disown ourselves and exist inauthentically. Conversely, to exist authentically is to accept our own mortality and embrace the way we exist as finite beings.

In this understanding, to exist authentically does not mean the expression of some underlying “true self” or “human nature”. Rather, it is to accept the conditions of life in which we find ourselves...."]]>
“Every night I used to pray that I’d find my people, and finally I did on the open road.
We had nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing we desired anymore, except to make our lives into a work of art.”― Lana Del Rey

https://theconversation.com/the-existent...rey-260131

"Speaking to Myspace as an upcoming artist in 2013, Lana Dey Rey said that the “vision of making [her] life a work of art” was what inspired her to create her music video for her breakthrough single, Video Games (2011).

https://youtu.be/cE6wxDqdOV0

The self-made video, featuring old movies clips and webcam footage of Del Rey singing, went viral. It eventually led her to sign with a major record label. For many, the video conveyed a sense of authenticity. However, upon discovering that “Lana Del Rey” was a pseudonym (her real name is Elizabeth Grant), some fans began to have doubts. Perhaps this self-made video was just another calculated marketing scheme?

The question of Del Rey’s authenticity has puzzled many throughout her career. Consider, for instance, the controversial Judah Smith Interlude from her latest album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd? (2023). Both fans and critics – including her sizeable LGBTQ+ fanbase – were surprised and troubled by her decision to feature the megachurch pastor Judith Smith, who’s been accused of homophobia.

However, the meaning of Del Rey’s inclusion of Smith’s sermon soundclips, layered under a recording of Del Rey giggling, is unclear. Is this meant to mock Smith, or even Christianity itself? Or is it an authentic expression of Del Rey’s own spirituality? After all, she repeatedly makes references to her “pastor” in the same album’s opening track The Grants, about her family in real life.

Before she became a singer-songwriter, Del Rey gained her philosophy degree at Fordham University. It was the mid-2000s, when the eminent existentialism scholar Merold Westphal would have been on staff, so she probably studied theories of authenticity by existentialists such as Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–80) and Martin Heidegger (1889–1976). Heidegger spoke of human existence as a “being-towards-death”. Or as Del Rey sings in the title track of her first major-label album, “you and I, we were born to die”.

In Heidegger’s view, to pretend that we are not all bound to die is to deny the kind of finite beings which we are: it is to disown ourselves and exist inauthentically. Conversely, to exist authentically is to accept our own mortality and embrace the way we exist as finite beings.

In this understanding, to exist authentically does not mean the expression of some underlying “true self” or “human nature”. Rather, it is to accept the conditions of life in which we find ourselves...."]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-17850.html Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:05:05 +0000 Yazata]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-17850.html
He does extraordinary Science Fiction art, that makes Sci-Fi look like I feel it should look like.

The thing that first attracted me to science fiction as a child was an almost religious sense of transcendence. Something I never got from the Bible, but did get from looking at the sky at night.

The idea that things totally unimaginable could exist out there in the infinite darkness.

I still feel it just as strongly today. (Which might help explain my antipathy to the "skeptics" who believe that they already have it all figured out, and also why I love SpaceX so much.)

And I think that Rui Huang feels it too.

(Watch these in full screen with the sound on)

A cryptic megastructure, perhaps created by an alien civilization billions of years ago to harness cosmic energies unsuspected by humanity, to achieve some grand unknown purpose.

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1902730934325301474

I like this one because of the company name on the flying car and because it expresses a natural extension of the grand engineering that we see at Starbase.

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1914726004842701267

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1902341016407175472

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1902027807900959049

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1902237253419819211

Elon reposted this one

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1885192169893335118]]>
He does extraordinary Science Fiction art, that makes Sci-Fi look like I feel it should look like.

The thing that first attracted me to science fiction as a child was an almost religious sense of transcendence. Something I never got from the Bible, but did get from looking at the sky at night.

The idea that things totally unimaginable could exist out there in the infinite darkness.

I still feel it just as strongly today. (Which might help explain my antipathy to the "skeptics" who believe that they already have it all figured out, and also why I love SpaceX so much.)

And I think that Rui Huang feels it too.

(Watch these in full screen with the sound on)

A cryptic megastructure, perhaps created by an alien civilization billions of years ago to harness cosmic energies unsuspected by humanity, to achieve some grand unknown purpose.

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1902730934325301474

I like this one because of the company name on the flying car and because it expresses a natural extension of the grand engineering that we see at Starbase.

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1914726004842701267

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1902341016407175472

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1902027807900959049

https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1902237253419819211

Elon reposted this one

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1885192169893335118]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-17802.html Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:13:54 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-17802.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk7M-nbaY-w]]>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk7M-nbaY-w]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-17730.html Sun, 06 Apr 2025 19:23:55 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-17730.html