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The Lost World of Typesetting Races: Speed, Spectacle, and Women's Fight for Equity in the Printing Trade
publicdomainreview.org15d ago
Historical Data Visualizations: How William James, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Francis Galton Used Diagrams for Thinking
resobscura.substack.com1mo ago
William T. Vollmann's Perseverance: Surviving Personal Tragedy and Professional Setbacks to Complete CIA Novel
metropolitanreview.org2mo ago
"Obsolete Sounds": Global Collection of Disappearing Sounds Remixed by Artists
citiesandmemory.com2mo ago
Review: "The Pale Blue Data Point" Examines the Paradox of Astrobiology Without Evidence
reviewcanada.ca2mo ago
The Cultural Origins and Persistence of Knocking on Wood Superstition
resobscura.substack.com3mo ago
Technical Evaluation of Multilingual AI Guardrails in Humanitarian Applications
blog.mozilla.ai3mo ago
Ashcan Comics: The Trademark-Protection Practice in Early American Comic Books
en.wikipedia.org4mo ago
Analyzing Historical Inaccuracies in Medieval City-Builder Video Games
leidenmedievalistsblog.nl4mo ago
Bennett Cerf: The Random House Co-Founder Who Published 20th-Century Literary Giants
washingtonpost.com4mo agoHyperHack 94: The 1994 Programming Competition That Pioneered Modern Hackathons
The article discusses HyperHack 94, a programming competition that took place in 1994, which was notable for being one of the first major online coding competitions. It describes how the event pioneered many concepts that would become standard in modern hackathons and coding competitions, including real-time problem-solving, team collaboration, and the use o
Reflections on 15 Years of Writing a Niche History Blog: The Res Obscura Journey
resobscura.substack.com5mo ago
James A. Garfield's Original Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem
en.wikipedia.org6mo ago
The CIA Connection: Peter Matthiessen, The Paris Review, and Cold War Cultural Influence
theparisreview.org6mo agoWilliam James' Theory of Selection in Consciousness and Its Parallels with Computational Systems
This article explores William James' concept of selection in human consciousness and perception, drawing parallels with selection processes in computer science and physics. The author examines how James identified selection as a fundamental characteristic of thought, where the mind constantly chooses, welcomes, or rejects different aspects of its objects. Th
Rune Elmqvist: Medical Innovator Behind First Inkjet Printer and Implantable Pacemakers
spectrum.ieee.org9mo ago
Collaborative Efforts in Building Guédelon Castle: A Medieval Construction Experiment
Oxford's Eccentric Traditions and the Challenge to Machine Reasoning
resobscura.substack.com9mo agoApollo-Soyuz Test Project: First International Human Spaceflight
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project marked the first international human spaceflight, bringing together American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts in orbit.
nytimes.com10mo agoThe Discovery of an Ancient Skull in Chad Sparks a Feud Among Scholars
In 2001, a palaeontologist discovered an ancient skull in Chad, sparking a bitter feud among scholars over humanity's origins. The fossilized remains found in the Djurab desert challenged the history of our species.
theguardian.com11mo ago