Curious Loop

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

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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.

Carrying a cargo of locally sourced limestone, the so-called Mortar Wreck likely sank off the Dorset coast during the reign of Henry III

Neuroscience has found that gestures are not merely important as tools of expression but as guides of cognition and perception.

How distraction became our default way of working and what you can do to reclaim your focus

The evolutionary marvel mates in love trains, can swim in the ocean, and even uses jazz hands as a defensive tactic.

It's not enough to just think critically this one time. It's important to continuously develop your critical thinking skills.

“The idea is that if enough people get hurt, they’ll stop coming.”

We sent William Gibson to Singapore to see whether that clean dystopia represents our techno future.

With an iron-clad court ruling, Listerine royalties represent a uniquely enduring cash-flowing asset.

A crusty, dense bread got the country's hardworking equines through long days.

I have been trying to understand how certain nation-states are “more successful” than others. You can compare and contrast the West and South East Asian nations (as one cohort) with oth…

Sangria, Sherry Cobbler and Zombie cocktails captured global attention when served at world's fairs. Here, a history of drinks at the events.

If you want to watch the video, it is below: Japan’s semiconductor history is utterly fascinating to me. There are some other really good articles about this period of time. I recommend this great piece from Doug of Fabricated KnowledgeThanks for reading The Asianometry Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

Master programming by recreating your favorite technologies from scratch. - GitHub - codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x: Master programming by recreating your favorite technologies from scratch.

Lately, something has changed. Lately, I've been reacting to fancy coffee the same way a child reacts to an accidental sip of red wine mistaken for grape juice. I don't know when it happened, but I've devolved into an unexpected love affair with bad coffee. It's not just instant coffee that I hanker for each morning, either, it's any subpar coffee I can get my hands on.