Notes for Wednesday, October 27, 2021

I finally rewatched all of the first four seasons of Money Heist on Netflix so I can finally start the new episodes that dropped a few months ago. It was so long since the first watching that I wanted to re-experience the story before embarking on what will be the end of the story released in December as Season 5, part 2.

The Spanish phenomenon has been one of the most polarising shows of the past five years, transcending the language barrier and entertaining tens of millions of non-Spanish speakers from around the world. While we still wait for the viewing figures from part 5, we do however know that part 4 ensured Money Heist became the most-watched non-English title ever when over 65 million households tuned in to watch within the first month.

I got the new Mac Book Pro set up with my external monitors and drive with an old USB-C dock I had. I’ll be switching to a newer Thunderbolt dock soon.

In appreciation of the greatest achievements in Western Culture: J.S. Bach: Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello

The suites, which were composed ca 1720 but remained in obscurity until a young Pablo Casals rediscovered them in a secondhand sheet music store in Barcelona in 1890, contain some of the most joyous, moving, and profound music in the Western classical music canon.

The many recordings I’ve heard are individual looks into the performer’s essence.

Author: James Vornov

I'm an MD, PhD Neurologist who left a successful academic career on the Faculty of The Johns Hopkins Medical School to develop new treatments in Biotech and Pharma. I became fascinated with how people actually make decisions based on the science of decision theory and emerging understanding of how the brain works to make decisions. My passion now is this deep explanation of what has been the realm of philosophy, psychology and self help but is now understood as brain function. By understanding our brains, I believe we can become happier, more successful people.