Episode #10: Decenary threshold guardians, the totem of aloneness and my distant uncle who was a happy little stomach on a stick

In this episode I try to resist doing anything special for episode ten but end up going down a decenary rabbit hole, I reflect on the difference between aloneness and loneliness and rethink the brain’s role in creativity through getting to know a primitive sea creature.TL;DL3’ 12”     Why does the number 10 feel so significant anyway?9 ’42”     A story of transforming lonliness into solitude on a remote island26 ’20”  The human brain and the happy little stomach on a stick32’ 35”  Come hang out in my brain33’ 22”  Bad crow biologyLinks to things I mentionedThe Ocracoke Art AdventureThe article about "The British artists" in the Ocracoke Observer7 ½ lessons about the brain book"Towards a social psychology of loneliness" paperUpcoming workshops (Masks, musical improv, paper cutting)Details about my forthcoming Open StudioThe written substack version of this episode can be read on my Substack.If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.Comments, questions, requests and stuff to [email protected](Total listening time 34' 26”)