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Einstein Blamed Automation for the Great Depression
Not even Einstein was immune from the lump of labor fallacy...
Oct 10
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Louis Anslow
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September 2024
The 1912 War on Fake Photos
Concern about deceptively edited photos feels like a very modern anxiety, yet a century ago similar worries were being litigated...
Sep 24
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Louis Anslow
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August 2024
The Eiffel Tower was Called Techno-Dystopian
The Eiffel Tower is just as iconic of France as croissants and baguettes, and equally emblematic of Paris, standing alongside landmarks like Notre-Dame…
Aug 18
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Louis Anslow
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Artists against the Eiffel Tower
Translation of a letter protesting the Eiffel Tower
Aug 18
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Louis Anslow
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July 2024
Skateboarding: from Nuisance to Olympic Sport
Skateboarding was considered a silly and childish phenomenon for much of its existence, its emergence in the late 1950s would see opposition almost…
Jul 30
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Louis Anslow
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June 2024
When the Surgeon General Warned About Pac-Man
This week U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for a ‘Warning Label on Social Media Platforms’, this…
Jun 18
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Louis Anslow
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The New York Times Banned Word Games Before Embracing Them
The following newsletter is syndicated from a 2022 BigThink.com article we wrote inspired by The New York Times acquisition of Wordle. In April it was…
Jun 10
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Louis Anslow
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May 2024
Why Steve Wozniak Dismissed PCs and Steve Jobs Didn't
In March 1976 Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak presented the design of a circuit board for an early home PC at the now legendary ‘Homebrew Computer Club…
May 6
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Louis Anslow
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April 2024
Audio: The Forgotten War on Beepers
The audio version of our latest newsletter ‘The Forgotten War on Beepers’ for premium subscribers.
Apr 10
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Louis Anslow
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The Forgotten War on Beepers
30 years before parents and lawmakers sought to save youth from smartphones via age limits and bans in schools, a similar conversation took place about…
Apr 10
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Louis Anslow
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February 2024
Aeroplanes, Airships and Beta Bias
"We cannot understand to what practical use a flying machine that is heavier than air can be put." - Manchester Guardian, 1908
Feb 8
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Louis Anslow
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January 2024
When the Mac was a Munition
The US Government Classed the Power Mac G4 as a Weapon of War
Jan 24
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Louis Anslow
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