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Issue 17: fascinating fungi facts
A tribute to the myriad organisms that make our worlds, change our minds, and shape our futures.
6 hr ago
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Issue 16: stimulants, creativity, and productivity
A short exploration of the origin and veracity of a famous literary quote.
May 6
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Issue 15: the seamstress of the bird world
Extraordinary needlework in – and on – nature.
Apr 22
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Issue 14: Kepler's cosmic cup
There was a time when astrology and astronomy were not so scientifically, diametrically opposed. A time when German astronomer and mathematician…
Apr 8
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Issue 13: why are London’s first sewerage pumping stations so beautiful?
An exploration of anomalous Victorian-era architecture.
Mar 25
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Issue 12: the Famous Women Dinner Service
An artistic celebration of women’s success and notoriety, at a time when they were often anonymous.
Mar 11
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Issue 11: the audacity and legacy of an Italo-French libertine in 17th Century London
How a convention-defying duchess created an egalitarian cultural space ahead of its time.
Feb 25
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Issue 10: the secret history of occult arts in 19th Century Australia
Folk magic and superstition were alive and well among Australia’s English colonisers.
Feb 11
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Issue 9: art as consensus - hideous/wonderful
The proverb ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ is meant to illustrate that our tastes are different. But it turns out, when it comes to art, at…
Jan 28
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Issue 8: the clock with two minute hands
As a new year stretches out before us, take a moment to learn about a timekeeping anomaly from the past.
Jan 14
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Issue 7: the man on the moon
Looking up at the full moon earlier this week, I was reminded of this story.
Apr 30, 2021
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Issue 6: for posterity
How time can render the everyday extraordinary. (Historians of the future will thank you.)
Mar 26, 2021
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