Digging through crates of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, once known as Astounding Stories of Super-Science.
Digging through crates of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, once known as Astounding Stories of Super-Science.
↩︎ Open Culture
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Display companies begin targeting NFT collectors, who struggle to display their digital art outside of their computers.
Display companies begin targeting NFT collectors, who struggle to display their digital art outside of their computers.
↩︎ Artsy
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Nobel Prize-winning scientists describe something from their field of study they’ve never fully grasped.
I missed out on standard high-school physics, so have always been a bit confused about simple things like why the noise from a kettle stops as the water nears boiling.
↩︎ The Fence
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What it looks like when your coworker opens a portal to a demon dimension.
Catastrophic failure at an aluminum extrusion line. Looks like an overpressure event and the oil itself (over a drop ceiling no less) open a portal to a demon dimension… pic.twitter.com/VQeM0f85Mw
— j.d.christopher (@jdchristopher) June 4, 2022
It’s said that nobody was hurt. Here are photos of the aftermath:
Photos of the aftermath. Remarkably good, all things considered. The investigation currently involved local police, so it will likely be some time before we hear more about the root cause. pic.twitter.com/cwq0hfYvQH
— j.d.christopher (@jdchristopher) June 5, 2022
Research in genetics has never been more exciting, but “little of this new sophistication has yet to reach the public eye.”
Research in genetics has never been more exciting, but “little of this new sophistication has yet to reach the public eye.”
↩︎ Engelsberg Ideas
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Real heads know.
Drab lives explode into color in this illustrated music video for CHS.
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For a glimpse of post-Roe life, look to Poland—abortions have been banned for 29 years and doctors still don’t know the rules.
For a glimpse of post-Roe life, look to Poland—abortions have been banned for 29 years and doctors still don’t know the rules.
↩︎ The New York Times
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How Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” upended the music charts: the endurance of legacy music and the convenience of streaming.
It wasn’t long ago that, if a music supervisor wanted “Running Up That Hill” in their production, they’d have to use that awful Placebo cover, or just find something with the same vibe on the cheap…
When does a cult become a cult?
Jeff looked forward to his birthday. Every year, he was given an entire day—sometimes two!—of feedback. The group would gather for brunch, turn on a video camera, and spend hours dissecting what exactly was wr…
According to a new study, more than 338,000 lives could have been saved from Covid if America had universal health care.
According to a new study, more than 338,000 lives could have been saved from Covid if America had universal health care.
↩︎ Scientific American
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