Read a 4-minute book summary

Posted by Jane

Nik, a writer from Germany, wrote over 365 book summaries in 2016. That’s more than one per day!  Nowadays, he and his  little team are adding one new book summary every single day. If you find them valuable, you can  subscribe to receive a weekly email with more, free, new summaries.

Each book starts with a one-minute summary following a chapter-by-chapter breakdown that will take you 4 minutes to read.

For example, here’s the 1 sentence summary of A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawkins from the 4-minute book summary

A Brief History Of Time is Stephen Hawking’s way of explaining the most complex concepts and ideas of physics, such as space, time, black holes, planets, stars and gravity to the average Joe, so that even you and I can better understand how our planet was created, where it came from, and where it’s going.

You can see the full list of summaries at https://fourminutebooks.com/book-summaries/

 

Try some maths puzzles

Posted by Jane

From 7-second riddles:

These easy math puzzles with answers turn out to be a big challenge for those whose mind is not used to work. These riddles and brain teasers will test your logic and will improve your IQ level:

Go on a virtual safari

Posted by Jane

Safari hotel group andBeyond has teamed up with wildlife broadcasting experts WildEarth to stream its personalised game drives twice a day. Viewers will have the chance to spot the Big Five (elephants, rhinos, buffalo, lions and leopards) in real time with each drive spanning three hours. There’s also the opportunity to ask the guide questions during the drive on Youtube or using the hashtag #wildearth on Twitter.

Sunrise drives take place daily from 6-9 am CAT (that’s 5-8 am BST) and sunset drives from 3-6.30 pm (that’s 2-5.30 pm BST)

Vist andBeyond

Join a Chalk and Talk session

Posted by Jane

Chalk and Talk is an online community experiment. It’s a creative conversational space for people, at a time when physical distancing is being encouraged. Chalk and Talk is facilitated by me, Doug Shaw. I’m a freelance artist and consultant, and since 2009 I’ve been working where art, business, and the wider community meets. In these current uncertain times, it feels important and useful to make time to meet, play, talk, and share.

Chalk and Talk takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays at 1pm.

There is a small charge of £4 per session. Buy your tickets here

Find out more about Doug Shaw at The Consulting Artist

Watch a Visual History of Sports

Posted by Jane

From The Atlantic

The first recorded sport in history was spear throwing, which arose in 70,000 BC out of a need for ancient hunters to practice their skills. Bowling was the first known ball game, appearing in Egypt in 3,200 BC; later, there was Pitz, played by the ancient Maya in 2,500 BC, followed by Episkyros, known as “common ball” to Greeks living in 8th century BC.

Long before the Olympics, there were the Tailteann Games, which the ancient Irish held around 1,800 BC. At the first recorded Olympic Games in 760 BC, there was only one event: a footrace.

Learn Auslan Australian Sign Language

Posted by Helen

During COVID19, I watched the announcements on television and there was always someone interpreting the message into Auslan for the hearing impaired and it got me thinking about the importance of this language for everyone to know and learn.

I searched online for a free course and came across this one by Martha Grimstone, where there’s an entire playlist of how to get started and some more information on her blog.