8 min read
Why Americans Stopped Reading Books
Open Culture
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12 min watch
We Took $10,000 From @mkbhd's Locked iPhone
There's a flaw in some virtual wallets. We exploited this flaw to steal $10,000 from @mkbhd. Watch the full video to find out how we did it...
Veritasium
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20 min explore
Calculating Empires
Five hundred years of technology and power, drawn as one enormous map you scroll through.
Crawford & Joler
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8 min read
Jason Arday press coverage: analysis of the volume and type of articles
New analysis of articles about Arday show the volume of coverage he faced in the final weeks of his life.
The Conversation
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13 min read
An AI Built on Ubuntu Ethics
Western-built systems ride over the values of connection and community that animate African ethical life.
Aeon
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18 min explore
Anatomy of an AI System
One smart speaker, traced back through every mine, ship, warehouse and worker it took to answer you.
Kate Crawford & Vladan Joler
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5 min play
We Become What We Behold
A five-minute game about news cycles, and the loop between what we watch and what we become.
Nicky Case
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7 min explore
Submarine Cable Map
Every cable carrying the internet across the seabed, tracked and named.
TeleGeography
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4 min explore
How I Experience Web Today
Satirical commentary on modern web design through exaggerated corporate website elements.
How I Experience Web Today
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5 min explore
Listen to Wikipedia
Real-time sonification of Wikipedia edits happening globally every second.
Hatnote
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6 min explore
Windows 93: A Fever-Dream OS
Nostalgic operating system emulation blending retro Windows aesthetic with surreal interactive toys.
Windows 93
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7 min explore
Women’s Pockets Are Inferior — A Data Study
Data analysis reveals women's pockets are smaller than men's.
The Pudding
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5 min explore
Wonders of Street View
Explore unusual Street View locations, hidden gems, and surprising discoveries worldwide.
neal.fun
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7 min explore
Internet Artifacts
Curated collection of weird, forgotten, and beautiful things buried in the internet.
neal.fun
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14 min read
The Wellness Industrial Complex
Commercial exploitation of health trends and wellness industry's scientific credibility claims.
Wikipedia
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15 min read
How Netflix Reinvented Media (and Regretted It)
Netflix's transformation of entertainment and consequences of its market dominance strategy.
Wikipedia
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9 min read
Why Everything Is Beige Now
Beige dominance in contemporary design reflects cultural desire for calm and neutrality.
The Conversation
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10 min watch
What the Most-Viewed Videos Say About YouTube
Analysis of YouTube's most-viewed videos reveals patterns about human attention.
Vlogbrothers
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12 min watch
How Does SciShow (and Science) Happen?
Behind-the-scenes look at how science communication and educational content gets made.
SciShow
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