FYI May 20, 2020

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On This Day

1570 – Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Latin: [tʰɛˈaːtrũː ˈɔrbɪs tɛˈrːaːrũː], “Theatre of the Orb of the World”) is considered to be the first true modern atlas. Written by Abraham Ortelius, strongly encouraged by Gillis Hooftman[2] and originally printed on 20 May 1570 in Antwerp,[3] it consisted of a collection of uniform map sheets and supporting text bound to form a book for which copper printing plates were specifically engraved. The Ortelius atlas is sometimes referred to as the summary of sixteenth-century cartography. The publication of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570) is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography (approximately 1570s–1670s).[note 2]

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Born On This Day

1825 – Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U.S. (d. 1921)
Antoinette Louisa Brown, later Antoinette Brown Blackwell (May 20, 1825 – November 5, 1921), was the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the United States. She was a well-versed public speaker on the paramount issues of her time and distinguished herself from her contemporaries with her use of religious faith in her efforts to expand women’s rights.

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FYI

NASA: NASA Telescope Named For ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman
 
 
 
 

The Rural Blog: Ky. soldier’s heroism, and 20-year campaign to recognize it with Medal of Honor, are subjects of documentary to air on Kentucky TV at 8 p.m. ET Monday, May 25 – Memorial Day and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Jennifer Hassan, The Washington Post: Britain’s walking hero, Captain Tom, awarded knighthood by the queen
 
 
 
 
By Michael Price, Science: Oldest cousin of Native Americans found in Russia

 
 
 
 
Nipun Mehta, Awakin Weekly; By Robin Wall Kimmerer: To Find Something, Don’t Look For It

 
 
 
 
The Hustle: Why live chicken sales are up 500% People are losing their clucking minds over backyard chickens
 
 
 
 
The Havoc Journal: The Poetry of Military Vernacular: Randy Brown’s “Welcome to FOB Haiku”; Tactical Pause: Combating the “Lance Armstrong” Approach to Military Discipline and more ->
 
 
 
 

What humans excel at is creativity.

We solve problems, we invent, we coordinate, and we generate a thing from nothing.

And, while it can feel that way now, we are not helpless.

We invent makeshift respirators, non-electrical pumps, new methods, technologies, and we share them with others. This creative process is what builds wealth for us as humans.

And sometimes the problems we solve are emotional.

And sometimes the problems we solve are psychological.

So maybe you’re stuck, or you feel like your path is unclear. That’s normal.

It’s just time for you to invent a creative solution.

But too often we don’t give ourselves enough space to just THINK.

So today I’m going to share how to Brainstorm with yourself.

Challenge:

Go on a 30 min walk without any distractions, purely to think. You can have an idea ahead of time of what you want to ponder. Or you can go in without any expectations.
A few minutes into your work, begin to focus on an idea you’d like to develop. What do you want to happen? What do you want to see created?
Quiet the logic part of yourself, if you feel yourself thinking “but how will that…?” Stop and move back to open ideas without the need to know everything or have it be perfect.
Once you’ve developed the idea and you’re feeling excited about the direction – visualize its end state and describe it to yourself in detail. Picture it playing out like a story.
Use Otter.ai to record any thoughts out loud. This will transcribe what you say out loud to text and timestamp it for your notes to have later.
If it feels awkward or weird just pretend you’re on the phone.

David Sherry

 
 
 
 
Dear Reader: Wow, this week a historian specialising in the Special Operations Executive congratulated me on my Heroines of SOE blog posts. Obviously, I’m delighted about that and more ->
 
 
 
 
Retired? No one told me!: 104 year old woman sews masks for community and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Nicholas Quah, NiemanLab: By securing Joe Rogan’s insanely popular show, Spotify gets closer to complete domination of the podcast space The terms for the Spotify licensing deal were not disclosed, but I imagine a crap-ton of money was involved in this arrangement.
 
 
 
 
Today’s email was written by Adam Rasmi and edited and produced by Susan Howson. Quartz Daily Obsession: Seatbelts: Click clack, front and back
 
 
 
 
Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar and former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy discuss the healing power of human connection during a global pandemic.
 
 
 
 
The Passive Voice: Plagiarism – 2020
 
 
 
 
By Tara Dodrill, New Life On A Homestead: What Is Mica Powder and 15 Ways to Use It
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

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