antikythera mechanism: researchers rebuild a model of the ancient orrery, analogue computer using the latest cutting-edge technology
uncertain times: learning from pastoral professionals to cope with volatility
syncopated rhythm: turn your typing to piano jazz—via Swiss Misslong ambients: Brian Eno (previously) explains the origins of the genre with the teaching aid of William Basinski’s Disintegration Loops
cargo cults: blockchain’s open ledger threatens to undermine efforts to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels—see also
cleopatra’s needles: the strange obsession with Western powers taking trophy Egyptian obelisks and the transportation challenges involved