Curious Loop

In a series of Himalayan towns known for severe earthquakes, locals still honour a millennia-old building style.

Seye Abimbola and co-authors argue for a transformation in global health research and practice in the post-COVID-19 world.

The second part of a three part piece on incentives. It turns out that if you've grokked the primary incentives of an industry, you can do one other thing: identify aberrations, and use that as a guide to dig further.

Ever wondered how a QR code works? No, me neither but it's low-key fascinating. (Warning, there is some extremely nerdy shit here.👇 )

Known as onna bugeisha, these female samurai who fought beside and against male samurais are an important part of Japan's military history.

The conversation around science is full of ideas for reform, but how do we know which ones will be effective? To find out what works, we need to apply the scientific method to science itself.

This interview was originally published in Floppy Disk Fever: The Curious Afterlives of a Flexible Medium, a new book published by Onomatopee. Tom Persky is the self-proclaimed “last man standing in the floppy disk business.” He is the time-honored founder of floppydisk.com, a US-based company

How a best-selling series gave young readers a new sense of agency.

Evidence-Based Tactics From the World of Extreme Endurance

Yes, but with some serious caveats

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The popularity of these secret clubs peaked in the 18th and 19th centuries

On the tactile beauty of the best job that no longer exists.

The wild apes drum messages to one another on tree roots in the rainforest, researchers find.

The importance of seeing, smiling and talking to people

Once envisioned as a data storage device, or as a recording tool for spies, magnetic tape has had a long second life as a creative, multi-use medium. One of the first organizations to recognize the vital potential of tape was the San Francisco Tape Music Center.

Ever wondered how bank branches work on the inside? Let's dig in.

Thoughts and more by Tom Lingham

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On the right machine, typing can be like playing a Steinway grand. Is tactile perfection possible?

This week we are taking a look at the latest winner of the ACOUP Senate poll, which posed the question “Why did the Roman Empire have an industrial revolution?” To answer that, we need …

Or "Spiderman Is My Boyfriend"

Not yet. But we should make sure we act now to stay well ahead.

Teaching critical thinking. That's the only thing I'll want to teach if I was a teacher. Here, I share several ways to teach critical thinking.

Octopus brains are nothing like ours—yet we have much in common.