№ 505. Lunate Sigma

 So in 2000, he created three-dimensional computer models of the pages of a damaged manuscript, Otho B.x (an 11th-century collection of saints’ lives), then developed an algorithm to stretch them, producing an artificial “flat” version that didn’t exist in reality. When that worked, he wondered if he could go even further, and use digital imaging not just to flatten crinkled pages but to “virtually unwrap” unopened scrolls—and reveal texts that hadn’t been read since antiquity. “I realized that no one else was doing this,” he says.

№ 504. Burgis

№ 503. Blessed Sunday

The numbers 10, 68, 84 and 89 were brought to you by Count Dracula.

 

"So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom." Psalm 90:12 New King James Version

№ 502. Warp Speeds & Heat Waves

Regardless of what’s driving the link between the weather and our behaviour, it has some uneasy implications for the future. Scientists have predicted that, as climate change kicks in, just a 2C increase in global average temperatures could increase the rate of violent crime by more than 3% in temperate regions such as Western Europe. At the moment, many experts believe we’re on track for a temperature rise of over 3C, even if we meet all our current climate commitments.

Though why the weather affects us remains a mystery, perhaps we’d better brace ourselves for what’s coming.

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№ 501. Heal the World

№ 500. Covid Response: Government Spending and Balanced Economy

№ 499. Avoid the Three Cs

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№ 498. Sorrow into Sustenance

"I read tonight that certain moths drink the tears of sleeping birds, turning sorrow into sustenance." from Wanderer, by Luisa A Igloria.

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№ 497. Green Havens: Kendall Jenner's House

Photographs from the Architectural Digest article.

№ 496. Traveling

Restaurante Botín, a cozy eatery in Madrid, Spain, was founded in 1725 and holds the Guinness World Record for being the world's oldest restaurant.

And like most dining establishments, Restaurante Botín was forced to close its doors when the coronavirus swept across Europe.

"When we closed the restaurant during the pandemic, we felt devastated because it never closed before, even during the Spanish Civil War, my grandfather kept Botín open," Antonio González, general manager of Botín, said. 

№ 495. Work from Home: Traveler's Spirit

Travel teaches us that there’s more to life than increasing its speed. This quarantine has been therapy for a workaholic like me. Perhaps the pandemic is the universe’s way of telling us all to slow down. And, like travel, this crisis is reminding us of how we need one another, and we need one another to be safe and cared for. Hard times highlight the importance of public services and good governance, as well as the value of neighbors.