Porridge of knowledge

@porridgeofknowledge

I'm James, from Scotland, and this is a throwaway blog of stuff I experience, think, learn and do. A mishmash of information and ideas. A porridge of knowledge. My other tumblr blogs: www.exotericenvironmentalism.tumblr.com- wider environmental and social issues; www.everywhereisnowhere.tumblr.com- photos of Scotland and beyond; www.interconnectednomad.tumblr.com- my cycling experiences.

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The setting sun of tonight's beautiful spring evening in Glasgow seemed appropriately symbolic- reflecting the life and work of Zaha Hadid.

Riverside Museum/ Museum of Transport, Glasgow, Scotland

#zaha hadid #Architecture #design #glasgow #scotland #museum #placemaking #sunset #photography #spring

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The City States of Europe via big think

#cities #maps #europe #urbanism #population #infographic

Continuing in the theme of a few previous posts- Lake Bled in Slovenia and Lake Mývatn in Iceland- ‘Dune 45′ in the Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert in Namibia leaves memories that seem to be almost burned in my mind by the intense sunlight and vivid colours of the place/time.

As someone who lives in Scotland, I am much more used to a landscape, climate and light that combine in a much softer and muted blended colour palette of pale blues, browns, greys and greens- vastly different from the harsh reds and blues, separated by distinct lines and dark shadows, of this sun-drenched landscape.

Furthermore, looking at these images, I am always reminded of the famous work by surrealist painter Salvador Dalí- through the landscape it depicts and use of colour and line- The Persistence of Memory; an appropriate title considering the impact these images have on me.

#namibia #dune 45 #sense of place #nature #environment #landscapes #the persistence of memory #salvador dali #desert #art and place

earthstory

This is all aerial/drone footage of the landscape in Scotland. Gives you a nice “Bird’s eye view” as the author says.

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Yer a bonnie place Scotland...

#scotland #nature #environment #outdoors #photography #drone photography #landscapes

Reminiscing on a previous visit, at this time of year, to the area around Lake Mývatn in north-east Iceland. An unforgettable place where the heat and cold of nature collide in the fragile light of mid-winter in the Arctic Circle.

#iceland #myvatn #lake myvatn #nature #outdoors #environment #landscapes #landscape photography #photography #arctic circle #geo-thermal

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mapsontheweb

Cities and towns in Europe over 1000 inhabitants.

The source for the data, according to http://worldmap.harvard.edu/ (where I got this from) is Geonames’ database. The map underneath the overlay is Open Street Map.

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A clear indication why the north west of Scotland is regarded as one of Europe’s last natural wildernesses...

Take your bike, or hire one when you get there, and experience it!

#scotland #europe #maps #population #cities #urbanisation #cycling #wilderness

Desire line/path, Englische Garten, Munich, Germany

#desire path #desire line #urban planning #english garden #englischergarten #munich #munchen #germany #park

Just thinking back to being in Lake Bled in some summer sunshine. An enchanting place in the beautiful little country of Slovenia.

#lake bled #slovenia #europe #lake #nature #mountains #boats #summer #travel memories #photography

Voronoi Europe- national borders drawn according to their proximity to nearest capital city.

Source, and other continental Voronoi maps, at big think.

#maps #mapping #europe #borders #cartography #cities #big think #voronoi

He who dictates the narrative, dictates the agenda...

Answer the puzzle, and read some analysis about the ‘majority illusion’, at ‘A quick puzzle to tell whether you know what people are thinking’ on the Washington Post’s Wonkblog.

#washington post #wonkblog #social networks #sociology #media #puzzle #politics #public opinion #peer groups #psychology

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Reconstructed bivouac in the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia.

More info and photos here.

Contributed by Anze Cokl.

#cabins #places #huts #shelter #slovenia #design

mapsontheweb

Isokeraunic Map of the World

Estimated number of days with thunderstorms per year.

#weather #nature #environment #maps #thunder #storms #science #earth

Most frequent occupational surnames in Europe.

Via Marcin Ciura

#names #europe #map #language #commonality #visualisation

Country cycle path in Gelderland in the Netherlands in 2015.

‘The Avenue at Middelharnis’ by Meindert Hobbema from 1689.

#netherlands #cycling #nature #art #photography #time #outdoors #meindert hobbema #the avenue at middelharnis

Section of infographic displayed in the Comic Strip Center in Brussels, Belgium- containing multiple details of Hergé’s complete works of ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ displayed in one grid:

- Title of edition of book in series (in French, Dutch and English)

- Year each edition was published

- Main/recurring characters involved in each edition (in French, Dutch and English)

- Characters ordered by first appearance in series

- Image of character from each edition

- Colour coding [unclear on full relevance of this]

#Tintin #the adventures of tintin #herge #brussels #belgium #comics #comic strips #infographic #information #data

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Salon du thé Claude in Hendrik Conscienceplein, Antwerp, Belgium.

#cities #urbanism #drawing #sketching #urban landscape #antwerp #belgium #europe #cafe

‘Riding Light’- The journey, in ‘real time’, of a photon of light across our solar system from the Sun to Jupiter...

#light #solar system #space #speed of light #travelling

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