Podcasts about Pollux

Réécoutez Club FG avec Castor & Pollux du samedi 15 aout 2026

The Moon forms a nice triangle with the twins of Gemini at dawn tomorrow – the stars Castor and Pollux. Castor is to the left of the Moon, with brighter Pollux about the same distance to the lower left. Castor consists of six known stars. We haven’t found planets orbiting any of them. Pollux is a single star. And it has one likely planet – a giant that’s much heavier than any of the planets in our own solar system. The planet was discovered 20 years ago, by astronomers at McDonald Observatory. They’d seen evidence of the star earlier, but they couldn’t confirm it. The planet is known as Pollux b. It also has a formal name – Thestias – a variation of the name of Pollux’s mother in Greek mythology. The planet is almost three times the mass of Jupiter, the Sun’s largest planet. It’s farther from Pollux than Earth is from the Sun. But that’s much too close for the planet to be habitable. That’s because Pollux has passed beyond the prime phase of life. It’s puffed up to about nine times the Sun’s diameter, so it’s much brighter than the Sun. That extra energy makes Thestias much too hot to have liquid water at its surface – a key ingredient for life. The temperature could have been more comfortable in the past. The planet itself probably is a big ball of gas – not a good place to live. But if it has any moons, it’s possible that they could have offered better environments for life. Script by Damond Benningfield

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Heinlein wrote a series of books under contract to Scribners that were aumed at younger readers, pre-teen and teen. Today we would call them Young Adult, but back then they were called Juveniles. But even an adult reader can enjoy many of these books. Because they were aimed at younger readers, he could not always be as explicit as he might have liked, but if you pay attention you just might noticed he slipped in something subversive. Heinlein: The Juveniles As a boy I read voraciously. I remember my mother organizing weekly trips to the town library, where I would load up on books, and I quickly became focused on Science Fiction, along with the usual stuff kids read, like the Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, and the Walter Farley horse books. But the idea of going into space grabbed me very early. And one of the first authors I read was Heinlein. He had taken a leave from publishing during World War II, when he was doing research at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. But when the war was over, he set out to move beyond the “pulps” and expand the market for his stories. And one big market for him was what were called “juveniles” at the time, and would today be called “Young Adult”. I was reading adult fiction by the time I was 11 or 12, but before that (and even after that, in fact) I read these Heinlein novels with great relish. Heinlein's target audience for these novels was teenage boys. He did a few stories aimed at girls, but mostly he wrote for boys. And these were mostly “coming of age” stories where the teenage protagonist has adventures, and as a result grows and develops. They are very loosely related via some internal references, but should really be thought of as stand-alone stories. They also in some cases have references to his other stories, including the Future history stories. He wrote 13 of these novels, one per year, from 1947 to 1959. The series was published by Scribners until the last one was rejected by them. Heinlein then published it with a different publisher, and stopped writing these novels altogether in favor of more adult fiction. The novels roughly form a progression telling the story of space exploration. It starts with a trip to the Moon, then Venus, Mars, Jupiter's moon, and so on until we reach the Lesser Magellanic Cloud. Rocket Ship Galileo (1947) – While readable, this initial effort was not up to Heinlein's later standards. The plot concerns three teenagers who assist an uncle to build a rocket ship and go to the Moon. When they get there they discover Nazis have already arrived. The Nazis try to kill the group, but they succeed in turning the tables, stealing the Nazi ship, and returning to Earth as heroes. This novel became the basis (loosely) for the movie Destination Moon (1950), and I personally would consider the movie to be superior to the novel. It is also worth noting that the theory brought up in Blowups Happen reappears in this novel. They find evidence of an ancient Lunar civilization that was destroyed, and theorize that the craters on the moon were caused by the explosion of nuclear reactors that caused the extinction of the civilization. Space Cadet (1948) – This was in part the inspiration for the Tom Corbett franchise, which licensed the name Space Cadet from Heinlein. It is about a young man who is accepted to the Academy for the Space Patrol. It follows him through his education in the Academy, and then into his first mission after graduating. This holds up better than the previous novel. And it is tied back to the story The Long Watch from the Future History. Part of the story takes place on an inhabited Venus that is cloudy and swampy. Red Planet (1949) – This is set on Mars, as it is also portrayed in Stranger In A Strange Land (1961). Mars is inhabited by native Martians, but also by human colonists. It has the canals, and with seasonal changes the colonists migrate from north to south and back. A pair of teenage boys get caught up in a revolution when the evil corporation that controls the colony pushes the colonists too far. In the end you wish there really were canals and Martians. Farmer In The Sky (1950) – This is one of the best, as seen by the Retro Hugo this novel won in 2000. Jupiter's moon Ganymede is being terraformed because Earth is overcrowded and food is rationed. A teenage boy and his family emigrate to Ganymede and try to make a life there, which they eventually succeed in doing. The Green Hills of Earth is mentioned here, tying this into the future History. There are frequent references to the Boy Scouts, due to the fact that the story ran as a serial in Boy's Life magazine. Between Planets (1951) – A teenage boy is caught up in interplanetary intrigue. Venus and Mars have colonies, but Earth is trying to control them too much. So revolution is on the menu. This is clearly patterned in the colonial wars of the 18th and 19th centuries, such as the American Revolution against England. By this point the so-called “Juveniles” are really having more adult content, and reviewers re starting to rate them in comparison with adult science fiction. This novel was also first serialized in Boy's Life magazine. The Rolling Stones (1952) – Here we have teenage twin boys, Castor and Pollux, as the protagonists. They and their family live on the Moon, but decide to travel, so this novel is a kind of travelogue as they go to Mars, then to the Asteroid belt. The grandmother, Hazel Stone, appears in Heinlein's later works as well. One interesting episode in this story involves “martian flat cats”, which are furry, lovable, and reproduce like mad with the right conditions. If this sound like Star Trek's Tribbles, that is also what the Star Trek producers thought, so they got permission from Heinlein to use the idea. Starman Jones (1953) – We are now further into the future, and the human race is exploring the stars. Unfortunately, very restrictive guilds closely control who can participate in this. A teenage boy named Max, who happens to have an eidetic memory, has memorized the Astrogation tables from his uncle's books, and wants to join the Guild, but is turned down. He lies his way onboard a ship, and through a series of events becomes the only one who can guide the ship home. The Star Beast (1954) – A teenage boy has an alien “pet” his great-grandfather had brought back that has grown very large, and is considered a nuisance. A court decides the beast must be killed, but that proves easier to say than to do. It appears that the beast isn't even aware that people are trying to kill it. Meanwhile, a powerful and hitherto unknown alien species demand the return of one of their own, or they will destroy the Earth. Of course, it is this beast, who is actually royalty to the alien species. One interesting point is that government officials in this story are portrayed sympathetically as intelligent and dedicated. Tunnel In The Sky (1955) – In the future humanity is colonizing other planets, and a group of teenagers are taking their final survival test. They are sent to a planet and told that they have to survive for 10 days, But more than 10 days go by with no pickup, and they know something went wrong. So they have to establish their own little society to keep surviving. An interesting note is that the protagonist, Rod Walker, is black. It was never explicitly stated in the text, but Heinlein was firm in stating this. The clue is when the others expect Rod to end up with Caroline, who is explicitly stated to be black. This was Heinlein being subtly subversive. To have a black protagonist for a boy's story in 1955 in America would be impossible. but Heinlein was completely anti-racist, among other things. Time For The Stars (1956) – This is a novel that takes Relativity seriously, which was not common in the 1950s. Researchers have discovered that some twins and triplets can communicate telepathically (and instantaneously), and so when a group of ships is sent out to explore other star systems, one twin is on the ship and the other remains on Earth to provide communication. The twin on Earth ages must faster than the one in space, of course, and eventually the Earth twin dies, But they discover that the connection sometimes passes down through the family, so the protagonist, Tom Bartlett, becomes connected first to his niece, then his grandniece, and finally his great-grandniece. Citizen of the Galaxy (1957) – This book is about a future slave trade, which Heinlein strongly hated. The protagonist is a boy who is bought at a slave auction by an old beggar, but the beggar is more than he seems. He is actually spying and gathering data regarding the slave trade. When discovered, he commits suicide, but he had prepared the young boy, Thorby, who then contacts the Free Traders who spirit him away. He has to adapt to this new society, but then is delivered to the Hegemonic Guard. It turns out his “father” (i.e. the man who bought him) was an officer in this organization. And when they run the background checks, they discover that he is the heir to a large conglomerate, and that conglomerate may be implicated in the slave trade. Have Space Suit—Will Travel (1958) – Clifford “Kip” Russell dreams of going to the Moon, and enters a contest with that as the top prize. Unfortunately, he wins the somewhat lesser prize of a used spacesuit. The first few chapters focus on him doing repairs and maintenance to make it functional again, and this displays Heinlein's engineering background. It is more engaging than you might think. Then while wearing the spacesuit he receives a radio message, and he is kidnapped along with an alien called “The Mother Thing” and a young girl who is a genius. The kidnappers are a group of aliens who consider anyone not of their race to be animals. The trio first try to escape on the Moon, but are recaptured, then taken to Pluto, where they succeed in killing the alien kidnappers. Then they are taken to the Lesser Magellanic Cloud to be put on trial to determine if the human race should be allowed to live. Starship Troopers (1959) – This is the novel that Scribners rejected, and which brought the Juvenile series to an end. And it bears absolutely no resemblance at all to the movie, to the point that for Heinlein fans the word Verhoeven is considered an obscenity. A young man, Juan “Johnny” Rico joins the military, where he has to grow up and then take part in a war against an insectoid race, but that is all background really. The book is primarily a glorification of military service, which is not surprising given Heinlein's background. And it focuses on a series of discussions under the heading of “History and Moral Philosophy”, which lets Heinlein expound on his values and beliefs. The novel won a Hugo, but it is an add one given that the plot is secondary to the philosophizing. One of the most controversial ideas is that in this society the right to vote is limited to people who have been in Federal Service. Heinlein said this didn't have to be military, but the only ones we see are in fact military veterans. So, these are the Heinlein Juveniles. In my opinion, many of them are quite good reading for adults. The thing that separates them from adult novels in Heinlein's body of work is the lack of any sex element. That would become prominent in Heinlein's later adult novels, but it was not something you could put in a book aimed at teenagers, certainly not in the 1950s, and arguably the case today as well. Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Ship_Galileo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_Moon_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Cadet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Corbett,_Space_Cadet_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Planet_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmer_in_the_Sky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_Life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_Planets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starman_Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_Beast_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_in_the_Sky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_for_the_Stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_of_the_Galaxy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Space_Suit%E2%80%94Will_Travel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers https://www.palain.com/science-fiction/the-golden-age/robert-a-heinlein/heinlein-the-juveniles/ Provide feedback on this episode.

Réécoutez Club FG avec Castor & Pollux du samedi 25 juillet 2026

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0727db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 27 Acts 28 Safe on Malta 1 Once we were safely on shore, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all, because it had started to rain and was cold. 3 As Paul gathered a bundle of sticks and laid it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. 4 When the natives saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he escaped from the sea, Justice [1] has not allowed him to live.” 5 However, Paul shook the snake off into the fire and was not harmed. 6 The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited for a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. 7 In the nearby vicinity was an estate that belonged to a man named Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as his guests for three days. 8 The father of Publius happened to be sick in bed, suffering from a fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, laid his hands on him, and healed him. 9 After that happened, others on the island who were sick also came and were healed. 10 They honored us in many ways, and when we were going to sail, they put on board whatever we needed. On to Rome 11 After three months, we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island. Its figurehead was the Twin Brothers. [2] 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13 From there we sailed up the coast and arrived at Rhegium. After one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. 14 There we found some brothers [3] and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers there heard the news about us and came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and was encouraged. God's Witness Reaches Rome 16 When we entered Rome, [4] Paul was allowed to live by himself with a soldier who guarded him. Footnotes Acts 28:4 Or justice. They likely meant a Greek goddess called Justice. Acts 28:11 The Twin Brothers figurehead referred to Castor and Pollux, two sons of Zeus. Acts 28:14 When context indicates it, the Greek word for brothers may refer to all fellow believers, male and female. Acts 28:16 Some witnesses to the text add the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

In this episode of Domina Tempora, we explore why twins have fascinated and unsettled humanity for millennia — from the divine Gemini Castor and Pollux, inseparable yet divided by mortality, to the countless twin myths that echo across cultures.We examine how these legendary brothers, born of Zeus and Leda, embodied the eternal tension between mortal and immortal, loyalty and rivalry, protection and sacrifice. Their story of shared destiny, heroic quests with the Argonauts, and ultimate transformation into the stars reveals deep human anxieties about identity, duality, and what it means to be truly connected to another.If the mysterious power of twins, divine brotherhood, fate, and the thin line between gods and men captivates you, my debut novel Clotho Unbound dives deep into similar themes of forbidden connection and cosmic consequences. In its pages, Clotho — the Fate who has spun death for Zeus across the ages — becomes entangled with Aphrodite in stolen, blasphemous nights that make the Loom of Fate itself tremble. Their love is treason. Their passion could unravel destiny.Clotho Unbound is out now — order your copy today on Amazon

Réécoutez Club FG avec Castor & Pollux du samedi 13 juin 2026

The crescent Moon charges through a rapidly disappearing group of bright stars and planets early this evening. Most of the group will be gone from view by the end of the month. As twilight begins to fade, the planet Mercury is close below the Moon. Brighter Jupiter is the same distance to the left or upper left of the Moon. Pollux and Castor, the twins of Gemini, are to the upper right of the Moon. And the brightest member of the group is farther to the upper left of the Moon: Venus, the brilliant “evening star.” Except for Venus, all the members of the group are dropping toward the Sun as seen from Earth. For Pollux and Castor, it’s because all true stars rise and set four minutes earlier each day. So every star disappears in the evening twilight at the same time every year. For Jupiter and Mercury, the descent is due in part to the same thing – the daily shift of the starry background. But it’s also influenced by the relative motions of Earth and the planets themselves. Mercury is beginning a rapid dive toward the Sun, and will cross between Earth and Sun in a few weeks. Jupiter, on the other hand, is headed toward a passage behind the Sun as seen from Earth. But Venus is actually moving farther from the Sun. It won’t reach its peak separation for two months, so it’ll remain in good view in the western evening sky into October. We’ll have more about the Moon and Venus tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

For skywatchers in the United States, a grouping in the western evening sky right now is a case of the haves and the have-mores. The group is visible across the entire country. But the view gets better as you move farther south. The group features the planets Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury, and the stars Pollux and Castor – the “twins” of Gemini. Venus is the brightest member, with the twins to its right, and Jupiter and Mercury to its lower right. All five members of the group are near the ecliptic – the Sun’s path across the sky. And the angle of the ecliptic varies by latitude. As seen from the equator, the ecliptic stands almost straight up from the horizon at sunset. The Sun drops straight down below the horizon, so the sky darkens quickly. At the same time, Venus and the others stand fairly high above the horizon. They’re still well up as twilight fades. As you go farther north, the ecliptic tilts toward the south. The farther north you are, the greater that angle. So when the Sun sets, it doesn’t drop straight down – it also slides across the horizon. As a result, the sky remains bright for much longer than it does at the equator. Venus and the others are lower in the sky at sunset, so they’re more likely to be blocked by trees or mountains. And they’re immersed in the twilight longer. That leaves less time to enjoy this beautiful group of planets and stars in the evening sky. Script by Damond Benningfield

The Gemini New Moon: Twins, Truth Bombs & Throat Chakra MagicThe New Moon in Gemini is here, bringing fresh energy, cosmic downloads, and a chance to rewrite the stories we tell ourselves.In this episode of Chakras & Cusswords, we're exploring the magic of this Gemini New Moon through a witchy lens. We'll dive into the mythology of Castor and Pollux, the legendary twins whose story reminds us of the delicate balance between our human experience and our higher wisdom.We'll also journey through the chakra system to discover which energy centers are being activated by this lunar cycle and how you can work with this energy to strengthen your intuition, communication, and spiritual connection.Plus, I'm pulling a quick three-card oracle reading for the collective to uncover the messages Spirit wants us to hear during this powerful moon phase.In this episode:

The twins of Gemini have a front-row seat for a planetary waltz this month. Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury are close to the twins now, and will bunch up even closer as the month progresses. The “twins” are the stars Pollux and Castor. They’re about a quarter of the way up the western sky as evening twilight fades. Pollux is the brighter of the two, with Castor to its right. Jupiter looks like a brilliant star to the lower left of the twins. It’s the largest planet in the solar system. But it’s on the far side of the Sun as seen from Earth, so it’s more than 550 million miles away – about six times the distance between Earth and the Sun. Venus is even brighter – the “evening star.” It’s below the twins. Although it’s a little smaller than Earth, it shines much brighter than Jupiter mainly because it’s much closer to both Earth and the Sun. Venus and Jupiter remain in view for a good while after darkness falls. That’s not the case for Mercury. It’s well to the lower right of the others, and much lower in the sky. It’s bright, though, so with a clear horizon, there’s a good chance to spot it. Mercury will move a little higher into the sky over the next few nights, improving the view. But the real action involves Jupiter and Venus. Venus is climbing away from the Sun quickly. It will nestle especially close to Jupiter on the 8th and 9th. It’ll pull away after that – all in close view of the twins. Script by Damond Benningfield

The Moon lines up with the twins of Gemini this evening – the stars Pollux and Castor. Pollux is the brighter twin, and is closer to the Moon. The brilliant planet Jupiter is to the lower right of the Moon. Gemini has been around for thousands of years. Its roots trace back to ancient Babylon, as do those of many other constellations. All of them were recorded in one of the most important works of astronomy in the ancient world. Known as the Almagest, it was written by Claudius Ptolemy around the year 150. Ptolemy studied many fields, including astronomy, astrology, geology, and music theory. The Almagest is perhaps his most famous work. In it, he recorded the positions of a thousand stars, and included details on the motions of the Sun, Moon, and planets. He also discussed everything from eclipses to the length of the year. The book listed 48 constellations that were visible from northern skies – Gemini among them. The constellations weren’t given any borders – just the regions of the sky in which they appeared. And some barren regions weren’t part of any constellation. Over the centuries, astronomers shifted things around some. And they created constellations for southern skies as well. Finally, in 1930, they created an “official” list of 88 constellations. Each one was given precise borders. That gave every star a home – its own “address” in the universe. Script by Damond Benningfield

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Memory aids and training techniques like the Memory Palace or Method of Loci don't materialize out of thin air. But were they really the brainchild (pun intended) of Simonides of Ceos? And was Simonides really the father of the Art of Memory and the mnemonic strategies people still use today? Let's dive deep into who Simonides of Ceos was and the secret lessons about the Memory Palace no one else seems to have explored… not even Frances Yates, in her famed book, The Art of Memory. On this page, we’ll clean up the misperceptions and improve how you use memory techniques to retain anything you want to learn. That includes your studies, your performance at work and your everyday satisfaction with life. And when you get it right, the story of Simonides will also help you improve the lives of others. What Is Simonides' Memory Palace? Simonides’ Memory Palace refers to the legendary origin story of the method of loci. After a banquet hall collapsed, Simonides helped identify the victims by remembering where each guest had been sitting. This story shows how observation, order, location and the use of mnemonic associations support recall. But that’s only scratching the surface of the story. Simonides was a very interesting figure and we can learn a lot more about how to use the technique by digging deeper into who he was and how the technique came into existence. Who Was Simonides of Ceos? The poet and famous lyricist Simonides of Ceos was a prominent member of the Greek society in the 5th century. He was often called ‘honey-tongued' by his many admirers, especially after reciting his famous lyrics and poems. And in many ways, he was an epic learner with a “mercenary” quality about him. I use that word because he was the first poet to charge money for his writing and recitation. But he was also quite self-directed in how he learned things, as I discuss in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3-OMYLmm6E One of the best books I’ve read about Simonides is called Economy of the Unlost by Anne Carson. According to Carson, Simonides was interested in more than just memorizing his own poetry and songs. She claims that he was the first to suggest that artists sign their works, ostensibly so we could remember who created them. That said, he was apparently greedy and more than a little vain. As Carson writes: “As to memory, I say nobody can equal Simonides!” said Simonides at the age of eighty. The poet does not just use memory, he embodies it… His memory construct, unlike later mnemotechnic methods, is not artificial: Simonides had sat in the room that becomes his theater of memory, he ate dinner amidst the data. This poet is someone caught between two worlds, remembering both. His flame in every grain. For him, memory is both commodity and gift, both wage and grace. How the First Memory Palace Was Born During the 6th century BCE, Simonides of Ceos was hired by a wealthy man named Scopas to give a speech and recite poetry at a banquet before a group of distinguished guests in a large and impressive building. After concluding his presentation, Simonides thanked Castor and Pollux, two mythical boxers who represented heroism. This is not a throwaway reference. Because both Castor and Pollux were given immortality by Zeus, they appear in the story as symbols of the enduring power of memory. When Simonides asked Scopas to pay him his fee, the host expressed annoyance that Simonides thanked gods instead of him. “Go ask Castor and Pollux to pay you,” Scopas replied. At that moment, a servant arrived to tell Simonides that two men were outside and asking for him. “I'll get back to this matter of the fee in a moment,” Simonides assured Scopas before exiting the building. After a short walk, he spotted two men on horses. They beckoned Simonides over. “Closer please,” they said. As Simonides approached them, he recognized the two men as none other than Castor and Pollux themselves. Next, without warning, the building Simonides had just left collapses and everyone inside dies. Later, as the dust from this shocking event settles, Simonides used his memory to help the authorities identify all the bodies so they could be properly buried by the mourning families, survivors who would never have experienced closure otherwise. Exactly How Simonides Remembered the Names of the Victims Simonides recalled where each person was sitting by drawing upon his memory of the seating arrangement in the banquet hall. The process of following a journey in your mind came to be called the method of loci because loci is plural for location. Later, probably due to the influence of St. Augustine, the term Memory Palace came into use. Centuries later still, Sherlock Holmes fans popularized the term “Mind Palace.” I personally prefer the term Memory Palace because it puts the focus on memory. If you’d like to learn how to use them for memorizing much more than names, check out my complete guide to the Memory Palace technique. For now, there’s more we can learn from the story of Simonides. Let’s go further. The Art of Preparation Even before recalling the locations of the guests before the collapse, Simonides was prepared. He'd already primed his memory to observe, place and then recall each person. In other words, as Yates points out, the first step Simonides took was to imprint the location itself in his mind before attempting to memorize anything. And that's what all the most successful memory students do: Creation your Memory Palaces before you need them. Even if that means doing it within seconds after entering a room where you’re going to give a presentation. I do this every time I go to events and demonstrate the techniques I use to to remember names. This simple step is so important because without visually noting where the guests were seated at the banquet, Simonides would not have been able to recall their exact locations or identify the bodies. Likewise, if I don’t have a point of reference before memorizing names, I won’t do nearly as well. It pays to take a second to note the shape of the room before memorizing a single name. Exaggeration is Key One reason the story of Simonides has stood the test of time is that it contains exaggerated and dramatic action. Each of the Magnetic Modes are accounted for when you feel the building crumbling to the ground. What are the Magnetic Modes? They are a form of mnemonic imagery that you can learn how to rapidly apply to anything you want to memorize by reading my free mnemonics dictionary. You can practice right now by thinking about the story of Simonides itself: Imagine hearing the rumble in your ears as the banquet hall crashes down. Even if you don't see pictures in your mind, you probably have an idea of what a collapsing building looks like. Add Emotions Next, feel an emotion related to the event. Even if you have never lost a loved one in an event like this, you probably have a flashbulb memory of when a famous building like the World Trade Center was destroyed. As the mnemonist David Berglas pointed out in A Question of Memory, you want to create what he called the “Kennedy Effect.” That’s because emotions easily lodge information in memory very deeply when something majestic is lost. And the tale of Simonides contains not just the lost of a building. It also speaks about people squabbling over fees. There’s even an element of poetic justice when Simonides not only walks away unscathed. He also lives on to be the hero who established the Memory Palace technique. Build in Tastes & Smells When you let your imagination do its work, you can almost taste and smell the food and wine at the banquet hall. Likewise, you can imagine smelling and tasting the dust coming up from the rubble after the building’s collapse. Use Your Mental Ears Even without seeing a picture of where the attendees were sitting, you can imagine the sounds of plates clinking and people chattering as they sat around Simonides at their tables. You can also imagine hearing Simonides' voice and how his footwear scuffed the floor as he moved from the interior of the building to the outside. For more on how these suggestions work, check out this full tutorial based around lessons drawn from Simonides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSn2qjuYjxs The Most Important Lesson I’ve Learned from Simonides Although Anne Carson has outlined many less than friendly aspects of Simonides’ character, it’s important to recognize that when the situation required it, Simonides did not use his memory to impress people or win a competition. He used his memory to reduce the suffering of his fellow human beings. Without the help of his extraordinary memory, the families of the victims would never have identified their loved ones. That means no proper burials, something that was as important in Ancient Greek culture as it is now. If not more so. I believe that this story changes the true value of the Memory Palace technique. Yes, you can use it to pass exams, learn languages, give a speech from memory, or remember names at events. But at its core, this practice makes you more useful to the people in your community, your family and your friends. The sharper your memory, the more present you’ll be at dinner parties too. Or in any conversation. And being more present is really the ultimate gift you can give the world. And that means being more reliable in your personal and professional life. You’ll almost automatically serve others at a higher level simply because better memory makes it impossible not to be more useful. If you’d like to start building your first Memory Palace using the Magnetic Memory Method I’ve been teaching for over fifteen years, I have a free course that walks you through it step by step. Just click the image below to register: It’s the same foundational training thousands of students have used to go from “I understand the basic concept” to actually practicing this important memory technique daily. So what do you say? If I’ve done nothing else, I hope you’re convinced by Simonides’ story that you can train your memory well enough to help both yourself and others. And when you do, you’ll also become the stuff of legend.

Sponsor LinkTo check out our special NordVPN offer for Astronomy Daily listeners: Click HereAstronomy Daily — S05E90 | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 In today's episode, Anna and Avery cover six stories spanning the fading power of humanity's most distant probe, fresh evidence for ancient life on Mars, a landmark black hole measurement, a SpaceX reusability milestone, a sobering assessment of the Artemis spacesuit programme, and tonight's moon and Jupiter conjunction.   Story 1 — Voyager 1 Powers Down the LECP Instrument •       NASA's JPL shut down Voyager 1's Low-energy Charged Particles experiment (LECP) on April 17, 2026, to conserve dwindling power. •       The decision followed an unexpected power drop during a routine roll manoeuvre in late February that nearly triggered an automatic emergency shutdown. •       Seven of Voyager 1's ten original instrument sets are now offline. Only the magnetometer and plasma wave subsystem remain active. •       Engineers are developing 'the Big Bang' — a plan to swap older components with lower-power alternatives — to extend operations into the 2030s. Testing on Voyager 2 is planned for May/June 2026; Voyager 1 to follow no sooner than July. •       Source: NASA JPL — https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-shuts-off-instrument-on-voyager-1-to-keep-spacecraft-operating/   Story 2 — Curiosity Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Mars •       Published April 21 in Nature Communications, the study describes the first use of the TMAH chemical experiment on another planet. •       More than 20 organic molecules were detected in clay-rich sandstone from the Glen Torridon region of Gale Crater, preserved for over 3.5 billion years. •       Discoveries include a nitrogen-bearing molecule structurally similar to DNA precursors — never before confirmed on Mars — and benzothiophene. •       The experiment cannot determine whether molecules are biological, geological, or meteoritic in origin. Future missions including Rosalind Franklin and Dragonfly will build on the technique. •       Source: phys.org — https://phys.org/news/2026-04-mars-rover-compounds.html   Story 3 — Black Hole Jets in Cygnus X-1 •       Curtin University-led study published April 16 in Nature Astronomy directly measures the instantaneous power of black hole jets for the first time. •       The jets in the Cygnus X-1 system carry energy equivalent to 10,000 suns and travel at approximately half the speed of light (150,000 km/s). •       Researchers used the companion star's stellar winds to 'bend' the jets, allowing calculation of their real-time power — a technique compared to watching wind deflect a fountain. •       About 10% of the energy released as matter falls into the black hole is carried away by the jets — confirming a long-held theoretical assumption. •       The measurement will help calibrate future observations from the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, currently under construction in WA. •       Source: ScienceDaily — https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260416071949.htm   Story 4 — SpaceX 600th Rocket Landing •       SpaceX completed its 600th successful Falcon booster landing on April 19, 2026, during the Starlink 17-22 mission from Vandenberg SFB. •       Booster B1097 landed on drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' for its eighth successful recovery. The milestone arrived just 7 months after the 500th landing. •       The tally includes 496 drone ship landings and 104 ground landings, per SpaceX VP Kiko Dontchev. •       SpaceX's Starlink constellation now numbers over 10,275 satellites in orbit. •       Source: Space.com — https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-17-22-b1097-vsfb-ofisly-600th-falcon-landing   Story 5 — Artemis Spacesuit Crisis •       NASA's Office of Inspector General report (released April 20) warns that next-generation Artemis spacesuits may not be ready until 2031 — three years after the stated 2028 target. •       The xEVAS programme began as a two-company competition (Axiom Space + Collins Aerospace). Collins has effectively been removed after missing milestones. Axiom is now the sole contractor for the lunar surface suit. •       OIG analysis: based on an 8.7-year historical average from contract award to first flight for comparable NASA programmes, Axiom's 2022 award points to a 2031 delivery. •       NASA Administrator Isaacman has publicly maintained confidence in the 2028 date. Axiom plans a suit demonstration in 2026 on the ISS or during an Artemis mission. •       A separate risk: if the ISS variant of the suit slips past 2030, the Station could run out of operational EVA suits before decommissioning. •       Additional Artemis delays: SpaceX lunar Starship at least 2 years late; Blue Origin Blue Moon at least 8 months late (per separate March OIG report). •       Source: SpaceDaily — https://spacedaily.com/sd-n-the-spacesuit-gap-why-artemis-iiis-2028-landing-date-is-already-slipping/   Story 6 — Skywatching: Moon & Jupiter Conjunction •       Tonight (April 22), the half moon sits approximately 3 degrees from Jupiter in the constellation Gemini, near the stars Castor and Pollux. •       Visible to the naked eye in the western/northwestern sky after sunset. Binoculars will reveal Jupiter's four Galilean moons. •       Southern Hemisphere viewers: look northwest after dark; viewing window narrows the further south you are. •       Source: Space.com — https://www.space.com/stargazing/the-moon-and-jupiter-steal-the-show-after-sunset-on-april-22Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support.Sponsor Details:Ensure your online privacy by using NordVPN. To get our special listener deal and save a lot of money, visit www.bitesz.com/nordvpn. You'll be glad you did!Become a supporter of Astronomy Daily by joining our Supporters Club. Commercial free episodes daily are only a click way... Click HereThis episode includes AI-generated content.

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A poignant and beautiful aria that expresses the feelings of a heroine who has just lost her beloved on the battlefield. Ayako Ohtake, a Sydney-based Japanese soprano singer, hosts monthly music segment called VIVA! Opera for SBS Japanese. With Anzac Day coming up next week, Ms Ohtake picked 'Tristes apprêts' from 'Castor et Pollux' composed by J. P. Rameau. - 大切な恋人を戦地で亡くしたばかりのヒロインの想いを歌った、切なく美しいアリア。絶望感を超えた先にある、崇高な祈りのような旋律と音色に耳を傾けてみましょう。シドニー在住のソプラノ歌手、大武彩子さんによる解説です。

Foreign Policy – “Watching Existence”, 2020. Black Light Odyssey – “Destroy! (ÆON RINGS Remix)”, 2022. Pierre Berge-Cia – “Candide”, 2022. blac kolor – “teton”, 2022. Maenad Veyl – “From Body to Body”, 2019. Damaged Clock – “Perfecto”, 2022. Lazerpunk – “Heavy Weapon”, 2022. Front Line Assembly – “Falling”, 1999. Hanzel Und Gretyl – “Trance Planet Vortex”, 1998. Ana Gartner – “To the Bottom (Faunes Remix)”, 2020. Headless Horseman – “Sand Mountain”, 2020. Jon Hopkins – “Collider (Karenn Remix)”, 2014. SØLVE – “SVNT LACRIMÆ RERVM (Fractured Transmission Remix)”, 2021. PTU – “Castor and Pollux”, 2019. Website link: https://skullandcrossfades.com/opposition-of-the-planets

In the lexicon of astronomy, Pollux is known a class K-zero-3 star. That tells us that the star’s surface is a little cooler and redder than the Sun’s. It tells us that the star has puffed up to many times its original size. And it tells us that the star is nearing its end. Pollux is the brightest star of Gemini. It’s quite close to the Moon tonight. Its “twin,” the star Castor, and the brilliant planet Jupiter are a little farther from the Moon. The system that astronomers use to classify stars was developed more than a century ago. It groups the stars into classes O, B, A, F, G, K, and M. That system is based on a star’s surface temperature or color – hotter stars are bluer, while cooler stars are redder. O stars are blue-white, while M stars are red or orange. Each class is subdivided using the numbers zero through nine. At K-0, Pollux is just across the line from class G – the class that includes the Sun. The classification ends with the Roman numerals one through five. A “five” means the star is in the main phase of life. A “three” means it’s moved on to the giant phase. It’s converted the hydrogen in its core to helium. Pollux is now fusing the helium to make carbon and oxygen. That change has caused it to puff up; it’s nine times the diameter of the Sun. Over time, Pollux will get even bigger, cooler, and redder. It may evolve into class M – a brilliant star at the end of its life. Script by Damond Benningfield

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You might forgive Pollux if it feels disrespected. It’s the brightest star of Gemini – twice as bright as Castor, its “twin.” But the designation that’s most often used by astronomers is Beta Geminorum. And the Greek letter “Beta” usually is applied to a constellation’s runner-up. That naming system was created by German astronomer Johann Bayer, in 1603. He used the Greek alphabet to name most of the stars in a constellation. Usually, the brightest star was given the first letter, Alpha. The next-brightest was Beta, and so on. But in some cases, Bayer switched things up. He labeled the stars based on their location in the constellation’s classical outline, or on some other category. So for Gemini, Pollux became the “Beta” star even though it’s clearly brighter than “Alpha.” Pollux really is an impressive star. It’s moved into the red-giant phase of life. In fact, it’s the closest red giant to the Sun, at a distance of just 34 light-years. It’s puffed up to about nine times the diameter of the Sun, so it shines almost 40 times brighter than the Sun. And it has a distinctively orange tint – a beautiful look for an impressive star. Pollux and Castor line up to the upper left of the Moon at nightfall this evening. Pollux is closer to the Moon. The planet Jupiter is farther to the upper right of the Moon. Jupiter outshines all the true stars in the night sky – even the brightest light of Gemini. Script by Damond Benningfield

If you head for orbit around Jupiter, you might want to take along your dust mop. Wide but thin rings encircle the planet. And they’re made of tiny particles of dust. Jupiter’s rings are nothing like the magnificent set that encircles Saturn. The rings are so faint, in fact, that they weren’t discovered until 1979, when the Voyager 1 spacecraft flew close to Jupiter. The system consists of four main rings. The inner ring, known as the halo, contains especially tiny particles, like a thin haze. The particles in the main ring are a little larger, but still quite small. And the two outer rings – known as gossamer rings – are wide and thick, but still don’t add up to much. The particles that make up the rings probably were chipped off of some the small moons that orbit close to Jupiter. Chunks of ice and rock slam into the moons, blasting out clouds of debris. The particles in the rings spiral into Jupiter quickly – within hundreds or thousands of years. So the rings are being constantly replenished by more impacts – adding to the dusty environment around the solar system’s largest planet. Jupiter teams up with the Moon and the twins of Gemini tonight. The planet looks like a brilliant star below the Moon at nightfall. It’s far brighter than any of the true stars. Gemini’s twins – the stars Castor and Pollux – line up to the lower left of the Moon. More about this beautiful grouping tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

RAMEAU: Castor et Pollux (selec, Acto V) (9.27). Z. Vanderteene (contraten.), G. Souzay (baj.), J. Scovotti (sop.), N. Leren (sop.), J. Villisech (baj.), M. Schele (sop.), Concentus Musicus de Viena, Coro de Cámara de Estocolmo. Dir.: N. Harnoncourt. TELEMANN: Gasconnade, Menuet I/II (Suite para tres oboes, cuerda y continuo en Sol menor) (4.02). Concentus Musicus de Viena. Dir.: N. Harnoncourt.Escuchar audio

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The constellation Gemini consists of two long lines of stars capped by two of the brighter stars in the night sky. Many cultures have seen these stars as two men. But the legend that endures is the Greek story of Castor and Pollux. The two bright stars bear their names. In the story, the twins had the same mother – Leda, the queen of Sparta. But they had different fathers. Castor was the son of the king – a mortal – while Pollux was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods. The boys were inseparable. They had many adventures together. They joined Jason and the other Argonauts in the search for the golden fleece, and saved their legendary boat during a nasty storm. But during a later battle, Castor was killed. Pollux was inconsolable. He begged Zeus to let him die so he could join Castor in the underworld. Moved by Pollux’s love for his brother, Zeus agreed to keep them together for all time. They would spend half of their time in the heavens, and the other half in the underworld – just like the stars of Gemini. The twins appear near the Moon the next couple of nights. The Moon aligns along the body of the twins tonight. Castor, the fainter twin, is to the left of the Moon at nightfall, with Pollux to the lower left. The giant planet Jupiter is passing through the constellation as well. It looks like an especially brilliant star. Tonight, it’s a little closer to the Moon than the twins are. Script by Damond Benningfield

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Earth passed by Jupiter yesterday. Now, we’re beginning to leave the giant planet behind. We’ll loop past it again early next year. That passage is known as opposition – Jupiter lines up opposite the Sun in our sky. It’s closest to us then, so it shines brightest for the year. And it’s in view all night. Jupiter is much farther from the Sun than Earth is, so it takes about 12 years to complete a single orbit. Earth follows a much shorter path around the Sun, and it moves faster. So it passes Jupiter every 13 months. As we approach Jupiter, the planet stops its normal eastward motion against the background of stars. For a while, it moves backward – a period known as retrograde. Jupiter itself doesn’t change direction. Instead, the shift is a result of our changing viewing angle. It’s like passing a car on the highway. For a little bit, the other car looks like it’s moving in reverse compared to the background of buildings and trees. As the gap opens, though, it appears to resume its forward motion. Jupiter will reach that point on March 11th – shifting gears as it circles the Sun. Jupiter looks like a brilliant star – brighter than any other planet or star in the night sky now. The twin stars of Gemini are close by. Pollux, the brighter twin, is close to the left of Jupiter at nightfall. Castor is farther to the upper left. The whole group soars high across the south during the night. Script by Damond Benningfield

The Moon sometimes rumbles during “moonquakes.” And according to a recent study in China, those quakes may happen fairly often. The first moonquakes were recorded by instruments left on the lunar surface by Apollo astronauts. Some of the quakes are deep – they’re centered hundreds of miles below the surface. They’re triggered by the tides – the gravitational pull of Earth squeezes and stretches the interior, causing things to clatter about. The other main moonquakes are shallow – they occur much closer to the surface. These quakes are triggered by the Moon itself. Our satellite world is shrinking as it loses its internal heat. It might have shrunk by as much as 150 feet over the past few hundred million years, and continues to contract even today. The Chinese study looked at 74 spots on the lunar surface, on both the nearside and farside. Scientists pored over hundreds of pictures snapped from 2009 to 2024. And they found 41 fresh landslides that happened during that period. They ruled out other causes for about 70 percent of the landslides. That left them with one conclusion: the landslides were caused by shallow moonquakes. So the Moon continues to shake and jiggle long after its birth. The Moon has some prominent companions tonight. It’s flanked by the brilliant planet Jupiter and the star Pollux, the brighter “twin” of Gemini. Castor, the other twin, is to the upper left of the Moon. Script by Damond Benningfield

A look at the evening sky is a nice way to wrap up your Christmas. It features the Moon, two bright planets, and some of the brighter stars in all the night sky. As twilight drains from the sky, the Moon is well up in the southwest. The Sun lights up more than a quarter of the lunar hemisphere that faces our way, so it’s a fat crescent. It’s waxing toward first quarter, on Saturday. The planet Saturn is to the upper left of the Moon, and looks like a bright star. It shines so brightly for a couple of reasons: It’s the second-largest planet in the solar system – more than nine times the diameter of Earth – and it’s topped by clouds that reflect much of the sunlight that strikes them. The only planet that’s bigger than Saturn is Jupiter, and it climbs into good view, in the east-northeast, by 7 or 7:30. In all the night sky right now, only the Moon outshines it. The “twin” stars of Gemini – Pollux and Castor – stand to Jupiter’s left and upper left. At the same time, the brilliant constellation Orion is off to the upper right of Jupiter. Look for its three-star belt aiming straight up from the horizon, flanked by orange Betelgeuse and blue-white Rigel. Taurus perches well above Orion. It’s marked by its bright orange eye, Aldebaran. And the Dog Star, Sirius, climbs into good view by 8 or 8:30, below Orion’s Belt. It’s the brightest true star in the night sky – a beautiful decoration for Christmas night. Script by Damond Benningfield

The Moon forms a beautiful grouping with the planet Jupiter and the twins of Gemini tonight. Jupiter looks like a brilliant star. It’s below the Moon as they climb into view, by about 8:30. Castor, the fainter of Gemini’s twins, is to the left of the Moon. And Pollux, the brighter twin, is to the lower left. The grouping is even tighter at first light tomorrow. The Moon circles through Gemini roughly once a month – the time it takes to complete one full turn through the background of stars. If you made a movie of those passages over the years, the Moon would look like a car that can’t stay in the same lane. That’s because the Moon’s orbit around Earth is tilted a bit compared to the ecliptic – the Sun’s path across the sky. So the Moon moves back and forth across the ecliptic during its month-long cycle. It moves from about five degrees north of it, to about five degrees south. The Moon’s position on the ecliptic relative to an individual constellation doesn’t change much from month to month. Instead, it takes years to see much of a difference. In the case of Gemini, that means that every few years the Moon comes especially close to Pollux. But then it moves away, and eventually leaves a big gap – up to the width of your fist held at arm’s length. But that won’t happen again until the early 2030s, as the Moon weaves into another lane. More about the Moon and Jupiter tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

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Dimitra Fimi is Professor of Fantasy and Children's Literature at the University of Glasgow and Co-Director of the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic. Her Tolkien, Race and Cultural History won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies and she co-edited the critical edition of A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages which won the Tolkien Society Award for Best Book. Her Celtic Myth in Contemporary Children's Fantasy won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. Other work includes co-editing Sub-creating Arda: World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work, its Precursors and its Legacies and Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy. She has contributed articles for the TLS and The Conversation, and has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs.When the rightly famous and beloved ‘The Great Courses' series decided to offer a Lord of the Rings entry for their catalog of the very best in scholarship for adult-learners, they asked Dimitra Fimi to create ‘The World of J. R. R. Tolkien,' one of their most popular courses and one you can enjoy in an Audible edition.Links Promised in Conversation:A Kind of Elvish Craft: The Dimitra Fimi Substack Site* Miniature Books in Children's Fantasy* Parabasis: A Tribute to Dionysis Stavvopoulos* On Tolkien's Letter 131 (4): “Romance” vs. ScienceDimitra Fimi articles at ‘The Conversation'* After 150 years, we still haven't solved the puzzle of Alice in Wonderland (2015)Kanreki Conversations about Rowling-Galbraith ‘Golden Threads'* Pregnancy Traps in the Works of Rowling-Galbraith* Golden Threads in Rowling-Galbraith (1)* Golden Threads in Rowling-Galbraith (2)* ‘The Lost Child' Golden Thread* Alternative Explanations of ‘The Lost Child' Golden Thread* The Induced Abortion Hypothesis* The July 2025 Kanreki IndexOur Ten Questions for Dr Fimi:1. How does a woman born and raised on the Greek island of Salamis wind up in Cardiff studying Celtic Mythology?2. You're a Tolkien scholar and expert in fantasy and Children's literature. Tolkienistas are legend for looking down their Ent noses at Harry Potter, though there are important exceptions to that rule (the late Stratford Caldecott, his wife Leonie, Amy H. Sturgis, others). How did you meet the Boy Who Lived and what were your first impressions of Rowling as author?3. You have a lot in common with Rowling, no? Tolkien devotee, serious student of mythology, and a wonderful appreciation of the magic of story, especially magical stories for children. The Tolkien influence on Rowling is well documented though she has tried to belittle it, but her use of myths as templates for her stories is less well known but at least as important. What do you make of her admittedly “shameless” borrowing from folk tales and myths?4. I guess this is a segue to the Cormoran Strike books which are awash in myths -- Leda and the Swan, Castor and Pollux, Cupid and Psyche, Artemis and Tisiphone... Am I missing any?5. You've seen Rowling's recent confirmation of the Cupid and Psyche myth in her tweeted painting of ‘Psyche Ascendant.' That suggests we'll see the happy ending of the myth in Strikes 9 and 10. Or does it? What did you see of that myth specifically in Hallmarked Man?6. Running Grave has another embedded text, not a myth per se, one that makes sense in light of Rowling's love of everything the Bronte sisters wrote. Tell us what made you think of Jane Eyre as you were reading Strike 7.7. Rowling did something unusual in 2019, well, among the unusual things she did that year, in inviting readers to interpret her work in light of their ‘Lake' inspiration as well as her intentional ‘Shed' artistry. Writers like Lewis and Tolkien would be aghast at that, though Inkling Studies today necessarily include heavy biographical leanings in almost everything written about those authors. What is your take in general on what Lewis called ‘The Personal Heresy' and about Rowling as a living author inviting that critical perspective while she is still among us?8. It's fascinating, frankly, that you are not so compartmentalized in your reading that Rowling is still a writer you read outside of her fantasy and children's literature. Do you read the Strike-Ellacott stories because you also love a good detective novel or is it your interest in Rowling and whatever she is writing?9. Have you read Christmas Pig? John believes that in fifty years, the Lord tarrying, high school and college students will read Pig as Rowling's representative work the way we had to read Tale of Two Cities or Christmas Carol to be exposed to Dickens.10. John tries to read imaginative fiction through what he calls an “iconological lens,” a method born of his Perennialist beliefs and life as an Orthodox Christian. In what ways do you think your childhood and secondary education gave you a sympathy unusual for multi-valent texts than those born and raised in relatively secular cultures? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Les Argonautes, premiers Avengers Bien avant Iron Man, Captain America et les super-héros modernes, la Grèce antique avait déjà inventé sa propre équipe de légendes : les Argonautes. Menés par Jason, ces héros mythiques embarquent sur le navire Argo pour une quête insensée : rapporter la Toison d'or, symbole de pouvoir et de royauté. À leurs côtés : Héraclès, Orphée, Castor, Pollux, ou encore la redoutable Médée, magicienne amoureuse et vengeresse.Derrière l'épopée, c'est toute une vision du courage, de l'amitié et de la rivalité entre héros qui se dessine. Une aventure où les dieux s'invitent à chaque détour, où la mer Égée devient le théâtre d'épreuves surnaturelles, et où les passions humaines comptent autant que les exploits.Plongez dans ce récit fondateur de la mythologie grecque : celui des premiers super-héros de l'Histoire. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Les Argonautes, premiers Avengers Bien avant Iron Man, Captain America et les super-héros modernes, la Grèce antique avait déjà inventé sa propre équipe de légendes : les Argonautes. Menés par Jason, ces héros mythiques embarquent sur le navire Argo pour une quête insensée : rapporter la Toison d'or, symbole de pouvoir et de royauté. À leurs côtés : Héraclès, Orphée, Castor, Pollux, ou encore la redoutable Médée, magicienne amoureuse et vengeresse.Derrière l'épopée, c'est toute une vision du courage, de l'amitié et de la rivalité entre héros qui se dessine. Une aventure où les dieux s'invitent à chaque détour, où la mer Égée devient le théâtre d'épreuves surnaturelles, et où les passions humaines comptent autant que les exploits.Plongez dans ce récit fondateur de la mythologie grecque : celui des premiers super-héros de l'Histoire. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Les Argonautes, premiers Avengers Bien avant Iron Man, Captain America et les super-héros modernes, la Grèce antique avait déjà inventé sa propre équipe de légendes : les Argonautes. Menés par Jason, ces héros mythiques embarquent sur le navire Argo pour une quête insensée : rapporter la Toison d'or, symbole de pouvoir et de royauté. À leurs côtés : Héraclès, Orphée, Castor, Pollux, ou encore la redoutable Médée, magicienne amoureuse et vengeresse.Derrière l'épopée, c'est toute une vision du courage, de l'amitié et de la rivalité entre héros qui se dessine. Une aventure où les dieux s'invitent à chaque détour, où la mer Égée devient le théâtre d'épreuves surnaturelles, et où les passions humaines comptent autant que les exploits.Plongez dans ce récit fondateur de la mythologie grecque : celui des premiers super-héros de l'Histoire. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

The Moon shoots the gap between some bright companions tonight: the planet Jupiter and the star Pollux, the brighter “twin” of Gemini. They climb into good view by about 10:30 or 11, and stand high overhead at dawn tomorrow. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, and it has the most turbulent atmosphere. Hurricane-like storms as big as continents twirl across it. Thunderstorms can produce lightning bolts far more powerful than any on Earth, as recorded by a passing spacecraft. And the storms might produce their own giant hailstones: “mushballs” as big as softballs. The idea was first proposed in 2020. And a study published earlier this year supports it. The study used observations by the Juno spacecraft, which is orbiting Jupiter, along with Hubble Space Telescope and a radio telescope on Earth The study says the mushballs may begin as droplets of frozen water far below the cloud deck. They get caught in updrafts that howl at 200 miles an hour. They’re carried to the tops of the clouds, which can be tens of miles thick. Along the way, the ice mixes with ammonia, forming a slushy liquid. When the balls get heavy enough, they begin to drop. As they descend, they’re coated with fresh ice, giving them a hard shell around a slushy middle – mushballs. The mushballs plunge hundreds of miles below the clouds, where they vaporize – “mushing” into the depths of the giant planet. Script by Damond Benningfield

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Les Argonautes, premiers Avengers Bien avant Iron Man, Captain America et les super-héros modernes, la Grèce antique avait déjà inventé sa propre équipe de légendes : les Argonautes. Menés par Jason, ces héros mythiques embarquent sur le navire Argo pour une quête insensée : rapporter la Toison d'or, symbole de pouvoir et de royauté. À leurs côtés : Héraclès, Orphée, Castor, Pollux, ou encore la redoutable Médée, magicienne amoureuse et vengeresse.Derrière l'épopée, c'est toute une vision du courage, de l'amitié et de la rivalité entre héros qui se dessine. Une aventure où les dieux s'invitent à chaque détour, où la mer Égée devient le théâtre d'épreuves surnaturelles, et où les passions humaines comptent autant que les exploits.Plongez dans ce récit fondateur de la mythologie grecque : celui des premiers super-héros de l'Histoire. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Les Argonautes, premiers Avengers Bien avant Iron Man, Captain America et les super-héros modernes, la Grèce antique avait déjà inventé sa propre équipe de légendes : les Argonautes. Menés par Jason, ces héros mythiques embarquent sur le navire Argo pour une quête insensée : rapporter la Toison d'or, symbole de pouvoir et de royauté. À leurs côtés : Héraclès, Orphée, Castor, Pollux, ou encore la redoutable Médée, magicienne amoureuse et vengeresse.Derrière l'épopée, c'est toute une vision du courage, de l'amitié et de la rivalité entre héros qui se dessine. Une aventure où les dieux s'invitent à chaque détour, où la mer Égée devient le théâtre d'épreuves surnaturelles, et où les passions humaines comptent autant que les exploits.Plongez dans ce récit fondateur de la mythologie grecque : celui des premiers super-héros de l'Histoire. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Les Argonautes, premiers Avengers Bien avant Iron Man, Captain America et les super-héros modernes, la Grèce antique avait déjà inventé sa propre équipe de légendes : les Argonautes. Menés par Jason, ces héros mythiques embarquent sur le navire Argo pour une quête insensée : rapporter la Toison d'or, symbole de pouvoir et de royauté. À leurs côtés : Héraclès, Orphée, Castor, Pollux, ou encore la redoutable Médée, magicienne amoureuse et vengeresse.Derrière l'épopée, c'est toute une vision du courage, de l'amitié et de la rivalité entre héros qui se dessine. Une aventure où les dieux s'invitent à chaque détour, où la mer Égée devient le théâtre d'épreuves surnaturelles, et où les passions humaines comptent autant que les exploits.Plongez dans ce récit fondateur de la mythologie grecque : celui des premiers super-héros de l'Histoire. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Unser heutiger Gast kennt das Verbrechen nicht nur aus Akten – sondern aus eigener Erfahrung. Er war ein junger Mann mit großen Träumen – und einem gefährlichen Ego. Drogen, Gewalt, Macht. Was als Rebellion begann, endete in Haft. Zehn Jahre hinter Gittern. Heute ist Maximilian Pollux ein anderer Mensch – Autor, Podcaster, und Mentor. Er gründete den Verein „Sicht-Waisen“ und gibt Workshops an Schulen, in Jugendeinrichtungen und in Gefängnissen. Mit Giuseppe Di Grazia von stern Crime spricht Pollux über Schuld, Verantwortung und die zerstörerische Kraft des Narzissmus. In seinem neuen Buch „Gefährliches Ego – Wenn Narzissmus tödlich endet“ zeigt er, wie das Streben nach Bewunderung und Kontrolle nicht nur Leben zerstören – sondern auch töten kann. +++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html +++Wir verarbeiten im Zusammenhang mit dem Angebot unserer Podcasts Daten. Wenn Sie der automatischen Übermittlung der Daten widersprechen wollen, klicken Sie hier: https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html+++ https://www.rtl.de/cms/service/footer-navigation/impressum.html +++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Fall promo mix 2025. For bookings: djr3negade@gmail.com or instagram.com/djr3nenegade Track list: GMS & Stryker – High Of The Tiger Alban vs. BACMAN – Acid Goes On Marie Vaunt – Burning Inside Andy Lizard – Utopia N Trance – Set You Free Markhese – Techno Sound Mark Sherry & David Forbes – Put The Record On Jens Lissat – It's Like That Castor & Pollux & Josh Le Tissier – System Overload Alberto Adami – The Acid Therapy Avao – Out Of My Mind FLKN – Renegade Nadia Ali – Rapture Kevu & Mykris – Bass Is Pumpin Krid P & Claas Inc. – Mind & Soul Lee Rose – Everybody In The Place N4RR4 – Celestial Morris, Da Rick & Blvckprint – Hey B!tch Lusso – Btches Kane Scott – Take Me Away Frankyeffe & Amiley – Save Me 2025 DJ Isaac – Let There Be Hardstyle Andy Whitby – Better Off Alone Andy Whitby – Toca's Miracle Annie – In Fact, I'm Drunk AZYR – I'm Here Once Again Benefice, LeStrange & Paolo Ferrara – Duality Steve Bates & Rosey – Love Akona – The Devil's Acid Thunderball – Here We Go Again Comadoses – Came Here 2 Dance Ilyaa & Badjack – Freestyler KX CHR – Do You Wanna Dance Fantasm & Exproz – NFWU Olly James, Marnik & 3rd Wall – Black & Yellow Showtek & Sub Zero Project – FTS Samuel Moriero – Pump This Bass Salvyan – Vamo Samba Remon Verhoeve – Kick It Louder R.O.X.X – Hard Walk Alberto Adami – Let's F**ing Go The Prodigy, Samuel Moriero & RBX – No Good le Shuuk x Sunbeam – Outside World Veseli – Drop It Hard Sonotik & Nelayan – Power Bass Darren Styles & Toneshifterz – Clarity

11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13 From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli. 14 There we found some brothers and sisters who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers and sisters there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged. 16 When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

Returning guest, singer/songwriter Oscar Herrera (The Sleep of Reason, Black Tape for a Blue Girl), brings us Bauhaus and their 1980 debut full-length: 'In The Flat Field'. Often cited as a foundational release in the Goth-rock genre, there's no denying this darkly theatrical, often ferocious collection of songs STILL packs an unsettling punch. Happy pre-Halloween! Songs discussed in this episode: Dark Entries (Bauhaus cover) - Revolting Cocks (Feat. Gibby Haynes); I Have A Task - Oscar Herrera; God Of Thunder - Kiss; Isolation - Joy Division; Jigsaw Feeling - Siouxsie and The Banshees; His Box - Dalis Car; Castor and Pollux, To The Sea, Validation - Oscar Herrera; Double Dare, Antonin Artaud, In The Flat Field, God In An Alcove, Dive, The Spy In The Cab, Small Talk Stinks, St Vitus Dance, Who Killed Mr Moonlight, Stigmata Martyr, Nerves, Bela Lugosi's Dead, Telegram Sam (T-Rex cover), Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie cover) - Bauhaus; The Black Harvest (Live) - The Sleep Of Reason; Rose Garden Funeral of Sores (John Cale cover, live) - Bauhaus; Vienna (Ultravox cover) - Oscar Herrera

A bright star and planet team up with the Moon early tomorrow to form a tight, beautiful triangle. Pollux will stand close to the lower left of the Moon, with much brighter Jupiter about the same distance to the lower right of the Moon. Pollux is the brightest star of Gemini, while Jupiter is a planet. Jupiter is by far the giant of the solar system. It’s more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. And it’s about 11 times the diameter of Earth. That makes it big enough to hold 1300 Earths. But a recent study says that Jupiter might have been much bigger during its infancy – about two or two-and-a-half times its current diameter. That would have made it big enough to hold thousands of Earths. Scientists came to that conclusion by studying the orbits of two of Jupiter’s small, close-in moons. The orbits are slightly tilted. Simulations showed that the moons were pushed into those orbits by the larger moon Io as it moved away from Jupiter. Those calculations revealed Jupiter’s original size and other details. Jupiter probably formed in just a few million years – much quicker than most of the other planets. By then, the supply of planet-making materials had dried up. So Jupiter’s gravity began squeezing it and making it spin faster. Eventually, the planet reached a point where it couldn’t shrink any farther – leaving the smaller but still-giant world we see today. Script by Damond Benningfield

Early risers are in for a treat tomorrow. Venus, Jupiter, and the twins of Gemini congregate around the Moon. The group climbs into good view a couple of hours before dawn. Venus is close to the lower right of the Moon, Jupiter is farther to the upper right, and Gemini’s twins are to the upper left of the Moon. The brighter twin, Pollux, is especially close to our satellite world. Venus is the “morning star” – the brightest member of the group after the Moon. It shines so brightly because it’s close to Earth and the Sun, and because it’s topped by clouds of sulfuric acid. They reflect about three-quarters of the sunlight that strikes them. Jupiter is the next brightest – mainly because it’s the largest planet in the solar system. It’s about 11 times the diameter of Earth, and it’s more than twice as massive as all the other planets and moons put together. And Earth is moving closer to Jupiter now, so the planet will grow even brighter over the next few months. Pollux and Castor, the twins, are true stars. But they’re hundreds of thousands of times farther than the planets, which dulls their countenance. Even so, they’re easy to see through the moonlight – part of a beautiful panorama in the early morning sky. Another bright light rises well below the group: Mercury, the Sun’s closest planet. The Moon will stand close to it on Thursday, and we’ll talk about that tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer's Calendar for August 2025. In this episode we talk about the Moon pairing with Antares, Saturn, Mars then Antares again! We also talk about finding 4 asteroids at oppositions, Ausonia, Pallas, Julia and Hebe. There is also a great line in the sky formed when Jupiter, Venus and the Moon line up with Castor and Pollux after mid-month.   Aug 1 - Carbon Star V Cyg at it's best Aug 2 - Lunar Straight Wall and Eyes of Clavius Aug 3 - Antares 0.6 N. Of Moon - Ausonia at opposition m=9.3 Aug 6 - Wargetin Pancake visible on Moon Aug 9 - Full Moon - Mare Orientale - NGC 6723 well placed Aug 10 - Jupiter and Venus within 2-degrees this week - Pallas at opposition - m=9.4 - Julia at opposition m=8.8 Aug 11 - Neptune, Saturn and Moon congregate in late evening Sky Aug 12 - 5 am Endymion sunset rays visible on Moon - Perseid meteor Shower Aug 16 - Last quarter and many star parties over next 2 weeks Aug  19 - Mercury at greatest elongation 19-degrees from Sun in morning sky Aug 20 - Jupiter, Venus and Moon line up with Castor and Pollux in morning sky Aug 21 - Moon & Mercury  Aug 22 - Old crescent moon in east before sunrise - Variable star Khi Cyg at Max mag. =3.3 Aug 25 - Asteroid Hebe at opposition m=7.6 Aug 26 - Mars 3-degrees N of Moon Aug 31 - Antares 0.7 North of Moon   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Castor & Pollux, VESK GREEN - Break It Down [Mainstage] Castor & Pullox join forces with VESK GREEN for latest rave tool 'Break It Down'. Furious & aggressive basslines paired with sharp electronic synths, build the energy to its highest depth. Followed by arp melodies with an unique design, making this Big Room anthem a perfect boost, when you need that extra fuel. Listen / Download ▶︎ https://skink.ffm.to/sk370 Follow our 'Bass Music' playlist ▶︎ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZMLnMoO4gdMOscI8OutYZ?si=751b3b6b34004773 Connect with us: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/skinkrec/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@skinkrecords Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/skinkofficial Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/skinkofficial For demo's and more info → https://skinkrecords.com/ Connect with Castor & Pollux: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fHUILCpBvfSHB48AEciPG?si=aOYIJkikSd2QwBez9ylFYA Apple Music → https://music.apple.com/us/artist/castor-pollux/273671201 Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/castorandpollux_music YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@CastorAndPolluxOfficial Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/castorandpolluxmusic/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/candpmusic TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@castorandpolluxmusic Connect with VESK GREEN: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/4D6SwsmIOKAcd2sMavDqxo Apple Music → https://music.apple.com/cn/artist/vesk-green/1445176261 Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/veskgreen_music YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjaY-qgec935Imhcd44zd6w Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/vesk_green_music/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091459285567

In this Gemini New Moon episode of Cosmic Cousins, we explore Gemini's dual nature as both playful messenger and sacred psychopomp, guiding us through themes of contradiction, transformation, and communication. Jeff weaves in mythic stories of Castor and Pollux and the grief of the Seven Sisters. We're invited to embrace inner contradictions through journaling, movement, and curiosity, grounding into uncertainty and reaching toward truth. The episode also reflects on Gemini Ryan Heffington's Self Portrait Photo Exhibition EMOTIONALANDSCAPES, and features a heartfelt conversation with musician Heirloome (Lilith O'Rourke) about their grief album Cycles, sibling loss, and art as a bridge between worlds, alongside tarot reflections on the Lovers, the Devil and High Priestess cards, and invitations for ritual, gathering, and deeper astrological mentorship. On this podcast episode, other queer artists mentioned include: Root Inward Studio  Lovejoy Paradise,  Felix III If you are in the High Dez, this Thursday night at Milk Thistle in Yucca Valley, we are gathering through ritual in honor of Gemini. In addition, check out ‘Chart Your Career' podcast in which we dive deep into discussing astrocartography; as well as the Zine Witch's youtube discussing Neptune in Aries & the First House. In addition, I'm now offering Deep Dive Astrology Readings and Tarot Soul Journeys. These sessions are available online, so you can join from anywhere in the world. I'm also opening up space for a few one-on-one mentorships for those seeking ongoing guidance and support on their personal or spiritual journey. If you're feeling called, I'd be honored to connect. In addition, I'm also offering Deep Dive Astrology Readings and Tarot Soul Journeys. These sessions are available online, so you can join from anywhere in the world. I'm also opening up space for a few one-on-one mentorships for those seeking ongoing guidance and support on their personal or spiritual journey. If you're feeling called, I'd be honored to connect.

This episode of Space Nuts is brought you with the support of Saily. If you love travelling, you need Saily by your side. To find out more and get the special Space Nuts listener discount, visit www.saily.com/spacenutsSpace Nuts Episode 512 Q&A: Cosmic Colors, Gamma Ray Bursts, and Terraforming VenusIn this enlightening episode of Space Nuts, host Heidi Campo takes the helm alongside astronomer Professor Fred Watson to tackle a range of fascinating cosmic queries from our listeners. From the vibrant colors of celestial bodies to the dangers of gamma ray bursts, and the challenges of terraforming Venus, this episode is a treasure trove of astronomical insights that will spark your curiosity about the universe.Episode Highlights:- Cosmic Colors: Heidi and Fred discuss Rusty from Donnybrook's inquiry about the colors of stars, particularly red giants like Pollux and the blue hues of certain stars. They explore how large telescopes enhance our perception of these colors and the subtlety of what we actually see through the eyepiece.- Gamma Ray Bursts Explained: The duo dives into the nature of gamma ray bursts and why their intensity diminishes with distance. Fred explains the inverse square law and clarifies the effects of dust and gas on signal strength, providing a comprehensive understanding of these powerful cosmic events.- Terraforming Venus: A thought-provoking discussion on the feasibility of terraforming Venus reveals the planet's extreme conditions and the challenges posed by its thick atmosphere. Fred shares insights on whether blocking sunlight could reverse the runaway greenhouse effect and the implications of Venus's proximity to the sun.- The Double Slit Experiment: The episode wraps up with a listener's question about the double slit experiment and the puzzling behavior of photons. Fred elaborates on the concept of quantum superposition and entanglement, shedding light on this fundamental experiment that underpins our understanding of light as both a particle and a wave.For more Space Nuts, including our continually updating newsfeed and to listen to all our episodes, visit our website. Follow us on social media at SpaceNutsPod on Facebook, X, YouTube Music Music, Tumblr, Instagram, and TikTok. We love engaging with our community, so be sure to drop us a message or comment on your favorite platform.If you'd like to help support Space Nuts and join our growing family of insiders for commercial-free episodes and more, visit spacenutspodcast.com/aboutStay curious, keep looking up, and join us next time for more stellar insights and cosmic wonders. Until then, clear skies and happy stargazing.(00:00) Heidi Campo welcomes Professor Fred Watson to Space Nuts(00:30) Andrew and Fred have some questions for you about telescopes and color(06:36) Radio waves and gamma rays get weaker the further away they get(09:41) Mike Cupid from the UK has a question about terraforming Venus(11:41) How could you terraform Venus without losing runaway greenhouse effect(16:45) Our very, uh, last question is from Todd. He's from Utah. His question is about spring skiing(17:13) Todd from Utah has a question about the double slit experimentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.