Death Playing Chess by Albertus Pictor, 1480
Death Playing Chess is a monumental painting by Albertus Pictor which shows a man losing a game of chess to a skeletal figure. This figure
Death and the Miser (16th Century) By Jan Provoost
Death and the Miser is an allegorical oil painting by Jan Provoost. Death and the Miser was a popular motif of the time, a warning
How To Tell If You’re Hallucinating | Scott Adams
In a recent episode #1465 of his podcast Scott Adams shares a filter on reality to determine whether you or someone else is hallucinating, i.e.
Psychedelics: Recommended Books & Sites (a collection from Tim Ferriss interviews)
“Psychedelics, used responsibly and with proper caution, would be for psychiatry what the microscope is for biology and medicine or the telescope is for astronomy.”
Six skeletons smoking around the dinner table | 1865
Six skeletons smoking around the dinner table is a black and white photograph from around 1865. The photographer is unknown. “…Waitin’ for an invitation to
The Lessons of Death | Sam Harris | Memento Mori
I have been using Sam Harris’s app for several years and have been profoundly impacted by the meditations and lessons in it. This is a