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Speculative Biology
Invent alien life that evolves by real biological rules.
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Screenwriting
Write the script a film or show could actually be shot from.
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Blogging
Publish your thoughts and expertise to anyone, one post at a time.
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Writing Poetry
Compress feeling and image into a few exact lines.
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63% matchArts & Expression
Filmmaking
Direct, shoot, and cut footage into a story that moves people.
At homeSolo focusLifelong mastery
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59% matchArts & Expression
Stop Motion Animation
Move objects a hair at a time and bring them to life frame by frame.
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58% matchArts & Expression
Digital Art
Paint, draw, and design on a screen with infinite undo.
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57% matchScience & Curiosity
Conlanging (Language Creation)
Invent a language from scratch: its sounds, grammar, and script.
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56% matchArts & Expression
Podcasting
Start a show on a subject you love and put it out into the world.
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54% matchArts & Expression
Photography
Frame the world and keep the moments most people miss.
At homeSolo focusLifelong mastery
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Astrophotography
Photograph galaxies and nebulae from your backyard, one long exposure at a time.
Solo focusLow physical loadLifelong mastery
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52% matchScience & Curiosity
Cryptozoology
Chase the evidence behind creatures science hasn't confirmed.
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Local History Research
Dig up the forgotten stories of the streets you live on.
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52% matchArts & Expression
Painting
Mix color and lay it down until a blank surface holds something true.
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Pencil Drawing
All you need is graphite and paper to capture anything you see.
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Macro Photography
Photograph the tiny world most people walk right past.
At homeSolo focusLifelong mastery
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49% matchMaker & Engineering
Coding for Fun
Build tools, games, and little machines out of pure logic.
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Cyanotype
Paint light-sensitive chemistry onto paper, expose it in sunlight, and rinse out a deep-blue print.
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Paper Planes
Fold a sheet of paper into a glider that flies far: then chase distance, airtime, and aerobatics.
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Ethical Hacking
Break into systems on purpose to find the holes before attackers do.
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Genealogy
Trace your family back through records, names, and dead ends.
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Video Game Modding
Rewrite a game's rules, art, and worlds to your own design.
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Calligraphy
Slow down and turn ordinary words into deliberate, beautiful strokes.
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Cryptography
Make and break codes, the math that keeps secrets secret.
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