I loved the idea that our consciousness as a species may have evolved from the need to be able to put ourselves in other peoplesā shoes. If I can think about how you will feel if I do something, it may influence whether I do the thing or not. Absolutely fascinating.
Snippets
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šŗ Really enjoyed this 1969 BBC documentary that delved into the coming of the Boeing 747 and its implications. I love the extrapolation that by the end of the 20th century, aeroplanes could be carrying 10,000 passengers.
Itās on iPlayer, but someone has also uploaded it to YouTube.
š¶ The drum fills on this are incredible. I love this song.
šļø Strong Songsā Bohemian Rhapsody episode gave me goosebumps from the sheer joy in which host Kirk Hamilton breaks down and explores the song. Iāve heard the tune a million times but there was so much I hadnāt noticed before ā how long it is until Brian Mayās guitar enters the fray (āstrategic Brian May deploymentā, something Queen did to great effect across a number of songs) and the echoes of the opening piano in the āoperaā section. This whole podcast series is so incredible that I had to become a Patreon, and Iām only a few episodes in.
š¶ Lovely new track from Katie Von Schleicher. This is so good. The ending gives me some Dear Prudence vibes. If her past two releases are building up to a new album, Iām so excited. Consummation is one of the best records Iāve heard in the past few years.
š¶ I love Munyaās new song Un Deux Trois, from her new album Jardin that will be released in October. Preordered!
From the Tortoise Daily Sensemaker email. I absolutely love learning about things like this, where an assumption I have about something working the same everywhere in the world is revealed to be false. (In this case, at least until Wednesday.)

Interesting video showing some of the ‘failure modes’ of large language models such as ChatGPT. On the one hand it is comforting to recognise that these tools can reveal themselves to be fallible machines. On the other, I fear that despite this, people won’t heed these flaws and they will integrate them into everything anyway.
š¶ Stumbled across this wonderful live, al fresco cover of The Kinksā Alcohol by Amanda Mabro. The three musicians completely nail it. There must be so many incredible undiscovered musical performances on YouTube.