Shostakovich Symphony No.5 Ⅰ.Moderato [1/6]

I recently saw this performed by the National Youth Orchestra and thought it was amazing. I'm not entirely sure what the full length of the piece is as this is just the first movement. The full piece is a thrill to behold and had me on the edge of my seat.

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D

The Known Universe

The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History.

Please don't label me

Sarah found this interesting article in the times which offers a critique of the British Humanist Association's current poster campaign.

Interesting stuff whether you look at from a religious or a secular perspective:

...If you believe something important to be true, then you shouldn’t pretend it is an open question. This goes for secular humanists as much as for religious believers. If, for example, you are a convinced atheist, and you think that belief in God is false at an intellectual level and damaging through its distorting effects on morality, then of course you would want to share this conviction with your children. It would be unjust to keep it from them. Similarly, if you believe in God, and you believe that this faith is not just a lifestyle choice or a cultural imperative but an objective truth with profound implications for human existence, how could you not share this conviction with your children?...

...It’s a fantasy to imagine that children can be raised in a philosophically neutral environment without some dominant world-view. Theism – as much as atheism, materialism, or secular humanism (these terms are not synonomous) – provides a particular understanding of the meaning of the world and of human life, which will help structure a child’s understanding and values. But if you try to bring your children up in an environment which is indifferent to questions of ultimate meaning, then your purported neutrality will already have been lost. If, in effect, you say to your children, “I don’t care enough about these values or convictions to share them with you”, or “they are important to me but not important in themselves”, then you are presenting them with a very particular world-view...

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

Things Not Seen

Spotify on your phone?

Perhaps one for Howard this, but if you haven't already joined the Spotify revolution then I highly recommend it. No longer is it necessary to have endless gigabytes of memory to store favourite songs & albums. All you need is an internet connection.

People like having access while they are on the go so now Google Android has developed something where you can listen to saved spotify playlists on your phone, while on the move:

Take a look: