Here be Screenagers
Online kids are informed, stupid, active, lethargic, social, antisocial, self-confident, assaulted, free, exposed… But surely there’s no reason for twelve-year olds to be on Facebook? Let’s look ahead! See what kids learn online!
16 Steps to Infinity
Eventually, we must leave the Earth. Here's a to do-list for space colonization and perfection of society... from the 1920s. See what's left to do!
Terminal Frontier
Can we justify space research? How could we not? If mankind is to survive, we have to reach for other worlds. In the 19th century, a philosopher saw further than anyone: the end of death. Explore space!
The Pope and i
Where do numbers come from? Are they an invention or discovery? As late as the 18th century, we discovered that our everyday numbers are only an infinitely thin slice of the numbers we need. But mistakes can rip the system apart. Discover complex numbers!
Yale's digital collection
Yale's digital collection has been opened. I immediately found a beautiful map of another 16th century voyage, described in a wonderful book title. Check out Yale's collection!
Look, Ma! No driver!
I don't have a driver's license. I have no plans to get one. I'm constantly (constantly) nagged about when I'll cave and just take the lessons because, allegedly, one day I'll need it. But if I hold out another decade, I just might not. Car makers intend to take out the weak point: the driver. Let go of the steering wheel!
Borders and Snowflakes
A shape with an infinitely long border that can be held in your hand? A nation state without any territory that you have visited? The concept of boundaries can be deceptive. Hold a Koch Snowflake, visit a new nation!
Waste Your Money
Bluebeard, Machiavelli, Hitler and immense fortunes. Three voices on human behavior in the face of being wealthy beyond any practical use. Would you like some free money?
Exiting Industrialism
We no longer go to war on torn battlefields. We no longer build castles to the glory of kings. We no longer send expeditions to unknown corners of the Earth. Next, we might leave the concept of money behind. Glimpse the post-scarce future!