The Chemistry of American Cheese
What exactly is American Cheese, and what can chemistry tells us about why it melts so much better than other types of cheeses?
The Most Complicated Word in the English Language
WIth only three letters, “run” has over 645 different meanings.
Ensuring the Sustainability of Print
Mindful of ecological factors, decision-making regarding print production shifts, balancing innovation with pragmatism.
Digital Archiving: Andy Warhol’s Lost Amiga Art Found
The floppy discs behind a long lost digital piece of art are recovered.
Marketing and the Origins of Food Names
Where do common food names come from, and how does changing the name of a food reflect marketing and sales?
Summer Break 2024
We’re taking the rest of the week off, and today I leave you with an obscure musical delight from the late 1900s.
SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 19: An Ear to SSP’s 2024 Annual Meeting
This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast offers a ‘vox pop’ peek into the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting with a recap and on-site interviews with attendees. Hosted by Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science).
Forget about AI, Here Comes PowerPoint
Did you know that PowerPoint is the only computing application you need to do, well, anything?
Digital Archiving, and What Would it Cost to Print an Always Up-to-date Version of Wikipedia
Is the easiest way to preserve digital materials printing them out? What if we’re talking about the constantly changing Wikipedia?
Design Matters: What Should the Future of Transportation Sound Like?
Designers have spent decades trying to reduce the sounds that cars make. Now with electric vehicles, they are being forced to add sounds to provide feedback to drivers and pedestrians. What should the future sound like?
Mental Health Awareness — Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Fireside Chat with Sarah Durrant, Lead from Within (Parts 3 & 4)
A fireside chat with Sarah Durrant; independent coach and transformational teacher, on the subject of Imposter Syndrome. Today, parts 3 & 4.
Mental Health Awareness — Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Fireside Chat with Sarah Durrant, Lead from Within (Parts 1 & 2)
A fireside chat with Sarah Durrant; independent coach and transformational teacher, on the subject of Imposter Syndrome. Today, parts 1 & 2.
Guest Post — Chatbots: To Cite Or Not To Cite? (Part I)
If you use a chatbot in writing a text, and are discouraged from listing it as a coauthor, should you attribute the relevant passages to the tool via citation instead? Is it appropriate to cite chatbots as information sources?
The Genetic Drift of Baby Names
Why do some names fall out of fashion, and how is the study of names like the study of genetics?
How Do Dogs See the World?
What does the research tell us about how dogs see the world?