fun facts

Photographs of the Old West from the late 1800s.

“As you look through his images below, you may find yourself realising that all of those faces once belonged to people whose lives were as rich and varied as your own. It may occur to you that nothing besides remains […]

fun facts

Dollar street.

“Imagine the world as a street ordered by income. Everyone lives somewhere on the street. The poorest lives to the left and the richest to the right. Everybody else live somewhere in between… A team of photographers have documented over […]

big ideas

Why Japan succeeds despite stagnation.

“But despite severe economic stagnation, Japan is still a desirable place to live and work. The major costs of living, like housing, energy, and transportation are not particularly expensive compared to other highly-developed countries. Infrastructure in Japan is clean, functional, […]

thoughts of food

Sea-farmed salmon problems.

“I knew there were problems with salmon reared in captivity at sea, but after witnessing the damage inflicted by life in an ocean pen, I will be voting with my shopping trolley, says Graham Lawton” ~ learn more

under the microscope

First time hearing about 4D printing.

“Welcome to 4D printing, a frontier in material and manufacturing science that has been rapidly expanding over the past decade. While 3D printing has captured global attention for its ability to create objects layer by layer, 4D printing adds the […]

better doing

The only problem is that it’s all made up.

Recommended reading for AI users, including the Deep Research guy above. “Despite claiming to have looked at every paper published in the Annals in this 75-year period, poking around the pages it looked at suggests it only looked at ~5-6 […]