Amy Pagnotta

Canadian TV Producer she/her

[weird medieval guys NEW BOOK OUT NOVEMBER 5!!! @WeirdMedieval]

fish on a walk, france, 13th century

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The surreal sound of rock music from an actual rock

This phonograph that can 'read’ the surface of a rock
https://t.co/dBvQCJ24mj

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Vincent Bal uses the shadows of ordinary everyday objects to complete his art
https://t.co/BqlNj5QXBS

[triste 🛷 @tamphopho]

bread delivery man, québec 1977

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

The Tetris effect happens when you devote so much time to an activity it starts to shape your thoughts and dreams, like when Tetris players start seeing the real world in terms of stackable blocks.

[Jann “stop live horse export” Arden @jannarden]

@siomoCTV Tell the chicken that. His life was worth 37 bucks

[Andy Warhol @artistwarhol]

Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Aurora Borealis by Frederic Edwin Church (1865)

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less." — Socrates

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

Max Planck was told by a professor not to go into physics because "almost everything" was "already discovered." Planck said he just wanted to learn the basics, and not discover anything new.

He went on to develop quantum theory and win a Nobel prize.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to everyone celebrating Hanukkah. At a time when antisemitism is on the rise around the world, let’s remember that the light of hope will always shine brighter than hate. From my family to yours, Chag Sameach!

[Randall Munroe @xkcd]

(Thread) In the first What If? book, I answered a question about cooking a steak by dropping it from space. At one point, I commented—jokingly!—that if anyone put a steak in a hypersonic wind tunnel to gather better data, I’d love to see the video.

Well, I have good news.

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

If you could take a phrase out of circulation, what would it be?

[ArtNouveauDeco @NouveauDeco]

Art Nouveau cover from October 1896 of legendary German art magazine "Jugend".

[Classical Studies Memes @CSMFHT]

I regret to inform you that it is once again this time of year:

[Amy Pagnotta @pagnocity]

🎭 #theatregirl

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

What the hell is so good about William Shakespeare, anyway?

Here's one thing: how he used the way words sound (and not just what they mean) to manipulate our emotions and regulate our attention.

An old poetic skill called prosody...

[Simon Holland @simoncholland]

I may not be a great cook but I did just put a towel over my shoulder like I’m on the Food Network.

[Irena Buzarewicz @IrenaBuzarewicz]

Punk's not dead

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frog with anxiety, germany, 16th century