The Moon gets younger; brainhacks; music reviews and interviews…

• 1 – Moon is younger and more Earth-like than thought

  “The revised timing of the impact implies the terrestrial planets, such as the Earth and Mars, took longer to build up from the collision of smaller ‘planetesimals’ than previously thought.”

  (tags: composition collision theory age Moon astronomy space)

• 2 – 10 Habits of Highly Effective Brains

  “8. Don’t Outsource Your Brain. Not to media personalities, not to politicians, not to your smart neighbor, not to this blogger… Make your own decisions, and mistakes. And learn from them.” Amen, brother.

  (tags: transhumanism psychology motivation mind lifehacks intelligence creativity exercise brain)

• 3 – Feature: Practicing Simplified GTD

  Does what it says on the tin.

  (tags: business lifehacks management productivity todo simplification GTD)

• 4 – Interview: Pelican – Trevor de Brauw (guitar)

  “We’re hoping to take this beast to outer space. Once we’ve got the money saved we are going to begin building the most expensive craft in the history of space exploration. The Earth is basically done, so we’re going to embark on a permanent tour of the

  (tags: paulgraven Pelican TrevorDeBrauw interview music)

• 5 – Album review: Vangelis – Blade Runner Trilogy: 25 Year Anniversary OST

  “Even divorced from its visual counterpart, there’s something deeply alien and futuristic about it, even as it retains a very human and melodic core, perfectly mirroring the Blade Runner themes …”

  (tags: paulgraven Trilogy OST BladeRunner Vangelis review album music)

• 6 – Album review: Wishlist – Failure Is Not An Option

  “… it’s a smorgasbord of the more lairy and aggressive guitar styles of the last three decades stirred up into a big metallic morass.”

  (tags: paulgraven FailureIsNotAnOption Wishlist review album music)

• 7 – Album review: The Pillbugs – Monclovia

  “… exactly what The Pillbugs have done with sixties psychedelic prog – given it a wash and brush-up, picked the dirt out from under its fingernails and taken it to the party.”

  (tags: paulgraven Monclovia Pillbugs review album music)

• 8 – Anti-Aging Drugs Could Change the Nature of Death

  “If the pattern holds in people, death would not be preceded by months or years of suffering. It would also come without warning, forever catching family and loved ones by surprise.”

  (tags: science research longevity transhumanism drugs death aging)