Another year in the book: 52 things Tom Whitwell learned in 2021.
The phrase ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ was invented by a police psychiatrist to discredit a female hostage in a 1973 bank heist who criticised the police.
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“In My Head” paintings by Alvin Ong. “They progressively became a sort of visual diary, a constellation of my life.”
“In My Head” paintings by Alvin Ong. “They progressively became a sort of visual diary, a constellation of my life.”
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A thoughtful interview—particularly about acupuncture informing his work—with Alvin Armstrong, one of Artsy’s Vanguard 2021.
A thoughtful interview—particularly about acupuncture informing his work—with Alvin Armstrong, one of Artsy’s Vanguard 2021.
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A breakdown of procedures used to estimate the size of a political rally properly, from aerial photography to “the Jones method.”
A breakdown of procedures used to estimate the size of a political rally properly, from aerial photography to “the Jones method.”
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The Manhattan of the Middle Ages?
One of those “who knew?” educations experienced during morning coffee:
Manhattan of the Middle Ages.
The Italian city of Bologna had 180 towers by AD 1200. The tallest, 320 (97 meters) feet high, still stands and was completed in AD 1…
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The scientists who created the first living robots (known as xenobots) say they figured out a way for them to self-replicate.
“Most people think of robots as made of metals and ceramics but it’s not so much what a robot is made from but what it does, which is act on its own on behalf of people.”
After a “decentralized autonomous organization” failed to buy the Constitution with crypto, another has its sights on an NBA team.
After a “decentralized autonomous organization” failed to buy the Constitution with crypto, another has its sights on an NBA team.
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