Newsletter Facebook's Terrible Uncle Strategy Is Driving Away The Kids a social media network that makes your terrible uncles even more terrible and lets them see all your stuff was not going to stay cool for long
Newsletter Noticing the View From Above: Thomas Baldwin's Airopaidia “Nor did the Eye seem to want the Aid of Glasses: as every Thing, that could be seen at all, was seen distinct.” - Thomas Baldwin, on the occasion of his first ascent into the air in 1785. In the late 18th century, the term “Aeronaut” was reserved for the
Newsletter The Flying Lawnmower that Killed a Man In 1979, a flying lawnmower killed someone at a football game - and society responded with a shrug.
Newsletter Fridge Magnets and Memory: Part 2 Fridge magnets are our memories, in the form of plastic alligators.
Newsletter Fridge Magnets and Memory: Part 1 Fridge magnets are more than tacky souvenirs. They're vessels for our memories.
Newsletter The Ancient History of Drones Explains Why They Freak Us Out Today Ancient myth and legend has a lot to tell us about the drones of today.
Newsletter Why the Northeast Sucks at Air Conditioning (And Other Cool Facts) Using data to explain why some parts of the US are less cool than others.
Newsletter How the Smartphone Loosed Applebee’s Dread Grip Over the American Road Trip I am a technology skeptic. Sometimes I think we really would have been better off if we had forgotten all about leaving the ocean, and had instead remained cheerful filter feeders at the bottom of a tropical sea. But I’ll admit to this: smartphones have made the American road
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