TIL – Today I Learned

One interesting thing we found this week, kept short. Neuroscience, history, human behaviour. Whatever we couldn’t put down. The idea file. Skim it when you want a spark rather than a project.

Tiny ancient White Cedar sapling clinging to a rocky cliffside, world's slowest growing tree

TIL: The World’s Slowest Growing Tree (And Its Lesson)

The world’s slowest growing tree is a White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) on a Canadian Great Lakes cliffside that grew only...

July 25, 2026 TIL

Man sitting quietly at a window with a coffee mug, letting his mind wander in morning light

TIL: Default Mode Network Benefits (Your Brain Needs This)

The default mode network (DMN) is the brain’s internal processing system, most active during rest, daydreaming, and mind-wandering. It supports...

July 18, 2026 TIL