The Digital Feast 

Time, Memory, Marriage, and What Makes Us Who We Are Summary: ““Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire.” Read and watch at: https://goo.gl/VPviWP...

Why Do So Many Musicians End Up Being One-Hit Wonders? Summary: “So what is it about pop stardom that makes it so difficult to sustain? Actually, to call a one-hit wonder a “pop star” is highly denigrating to proper pop stars like David Bowie or Prince, who built long...

The rise of “Generation Health” Summary: “After rising for a decade, life expectancy in America has begun leveling off and has even declined for some groups.” Read and watch at: https://goo.gl/RrHwAZ Digitally mined from: www.techcrunch.com   Silicon Valley Would...

Building Empathy and Solidarity Through Story Summary: “Humans spend about a third of their waking hours daydreaming. It's a survival feature. Our constant imagining of a possible future helps prepare us for the future that actually comes. We've already practiced...

No Good at Emoji? Don’t Give Up Summary: “I’m horrible at emoji—it’s like a foreign language for me. I always get “???” replies from friends. What should I do?” Read and watch at: https://goo.gl/hNzjmV Digitally mined from: www.wired.com   Sideways Dictionary...

Sound waves boost older adults' memory, deep sleep Summary: “Pink noise synced to brain waves deepens sleep and triples memory scores in older adults.” Read more a https://goo.gl/VyD9K7 Digitally mined from www.sciencedaily.com   The "ludic loop" of checking...

The Adorable Maps Today’s Cartographers Made as Kids   Summary: Have you ever wondered how someone got their start? Does a love for one’s work begin at an early age? Isn’t our work supposed to be a vocation rather than simply a job? Take a look at how these eight...

Beyonce, Chance the Rapper, A Tribe Called Quest bring religion to Grammys Summary: ““They (black artists0 don’t see the secular and the sacred as being two different things. This is an animated universe with spirits and life and diversity and lots of modes of...

If You Want to Learn Faster, Overclock Your Audio and Video Summary: “Skimming, after all, was how people dealt with the original info boom, the Gutenberg press. It produced such a flood of books and pamphlets that readers learned to vary their reading speed—sometimes...

It’s often difficult to find the time for a study group with other ministers. Life gets busy and we just can’t seem to get our schedules to sync up so what do we do? This week’s digital feast will link you to podcasts which feel like a conversation and point to a few...