glass menagerie: more microbiological models from Luke Jerram—see previously
instant city: a 1971, tented utopian experiment on the northern coast of Ibiza
dearc sgiathanach: superlative winged pterosaur found on the Island of Skye kye marn: incredible papier mâché Carnival masks from Jacmel, Haiti
the wags, jubilee plus christmas gambols: nautical song composer Charles Dibdin, forgotten eighteenth century superstar—via Strange Company
a strange game—the only winning move is not to play: the rise of gamification in all systems and how to avoid getting caught up in it unawares
эне, бене, рес: a Russian counting rhyme, like yan, tan, tethera
angiogenic properties: materials scientists development bioactive glass (also used to repair broken bones) that repels virtually all germs
