Origins of the Everyday: Apple Sounds
What role did the Beatles play in the system sounds made by Apple computers?
The Joys of WFH: Printing
Oh the joys of running a home office…
Reuse Rights: Disney’s History of Recycling Animation
A historical look at Disney’s reuse of its own content.
Perseverance Lands on Mars
NASA offers up stunning footage of the Perseverance Rover landing on Mars.
What’s Next for Open Science — Making the Case for Open Methods
Transparency around research methodologies is essential for driving public trust and accurate, reproducible research results.
Off for President’s Day
We’re off today for the US holiday, regular posting to resume tomorrow.
The Super Bowl Ad We Really Wanted to See
Stephen Colbert offers a Super Bowl advertisement for a local independent bookstore.
Amanda Gorman at the Moth Grand Slam
Amanda Gorman, Youth Poet Laureate, continues to impress in surprising ways.
Channeling Your Newfound Cognitive Surplus — What’s the Correct Plural Form of “Octopus”?
Which is correct — octopi or octopuses? Or something else?
Words Matter: A Week Best Expressed through Poetry
This was an emotional week — but a joyful one for a change! Some thoughts on the power of words.
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Today we suggest taking time this weekend to consider the life and legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Here we look at his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, which remains urgently relevant more than 50 years after it was written.
The View from Above
NASA’s top twenty images of the Earth, taken in 2020 from the International Space Station.
The Year in Review: 2020 In The Scholarly Kitchen
What a strange year 2020 was, in so many ways. Here, a look at the numbers for The Scholarly Kitchen for the past 365 days.
Goodbye 2020, See You On The Other Side
John Oliver offers us all some catharsis at the end of a difficult year.
X-Ray Bat Flight
Ever wanted to see an x-ray film of a bat in flight? Now’s your chance, courtesy of the BBC.