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- 06.01.25 How the Brian Eno music documentary shifts its scenes with every viewing
How the Brian Eno music documentary shifts its scenes with every viewing “That’s the beauty of the system, you can keep adding stuff. It’s never…
- 06.01.25 Llamas, Pizzas, Mandolins by Paul Taylor
Llamas, Pizzas, Mandolins by Paul Taylor ‘If I were advising governments, I would say that there’s a 10 per cent chance these things will wip…
- 03.01.25 In Our Time - Slime Moulds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002691y Slime Moulds seem almost alien like and this episode of In Our Time explains some of the strange,…
- 19.12.24 Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers
Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers Great lecture by David Spiegelhalter on chance, randomness and…
- 04.08.23 Geometrical psychology, or, The science of representation (1887)
Geometrical psychology, or, The science of representation (1887) Benjamin Betts' remarkable attempts to mathematically model human…
- 02.08.23 Doc Filmmakers Debate Growing Use of AI in Non-Fiction Projects
Doc Filmmakers Debate Growing Use of AI in Non-Fiction Projects Article on the use of AI in documentary filmmaking, featuring comments from…
- 20.07.23 Specimens of Fancy Turning (1869) – The Public Domain Review
Specimens of Fancy Turning (1869) – The Public Domain Review Photographs from 1869 of geometry created on a lathe. Beautiful.
- 16.06.23 Living with AI. Reith lecturer Stuart Russell on recent developments in…
Living with AI. Reith lecturer Stuart Russell on recent developments in artificial intelligence. Following his fascinating series of Reith…
- 19.12.22 A Ghost and the Boy with A Box on His Head
A Ghost and the Boy with A Box on His Head Absolutely love this film.
- 12.11.22 The Forum: Yves Saint Laurent
The Forum: Yves Saint Laurent Great feature on the life of Yves Saint Laurent. Having visited the museum in Paris I’m always struck by how w…
- 28.02.22 How Leonora Carrington Feminized Surrealism
How Leonora Carrington Feminized Surrealism Inspiration and research for new work.
- 18.06.21 A philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist
A philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist Interesting long read about the role of AI in creativity.
- 11.06.21 Oscar Niemeyer: Brazil's king of curves
Oscar Niemeyer: Brazil's king of curves Great piece on Oscar Niemeyer.
- 04.06.21 Einstein: Revolution in time and space
Einstein: Revolution in time and space Recently discovered The Forum on the BBC world service and it is full to the brim with wonderful…
- 05.05.21 Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ is not just a radical kind of art. It’s a philoso…
Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ is not just a radical kind of art. It’s a philosophical dialetheia: a contradiction that is true Goes nicely with my…
- 30.04.21 In Our Time – The Physics of Reality
In Our Time – The Physics of Reality Melvyn Bragg examines the attempt to reconcile Quantum Theory and classical physics.
- 08.03.21 Attack of the Vintage Toy Robots! Justin Pinchot on Japan’s Coolest Postwar E…
Attack of the Vintage Toy Robots! Justin Pinchot on Japan’s Coolest Postwar Export | Collectors Weekly As a big fan of vintage robots, live t…
- 07.02.21 茶筒の開化堂 | Kaikado Tea Caddies
茶筒の開化堂 | Kaikado Tea Caddies I first came across these last year, but I’ve only just manage to get my hands on one. We drink a pot of fresh tea every mor…
- 03.02.21 Stanley Kubrick boxes
Stanley Kubrick boxes I’ve always been a sucker for wire stitched boxes, but didn’t realise the famed Kubrick box is still being made by the…
- 03.12.20 Houdini Quicktip - Camera Culling
Houdini Quicktip - Camera Culling Really great technique for optimising renders.
- 29.11.20 Moxie Marlinspike Has a Plan to Reclaim Our Privacy | The New Yorker
Moxie Marlinspike Has a Plan to Reclaim Our Privacy | The New Yorker Fascinating piece about the founder of Signal.
- 15.11.20 GETTING STARTED WITH HQUEUE
GETTING STARTED WITH HQUEUE Need to get this setup on my own system.
- 15.11.20 How the Coronavirus Hacks the Immune System | The New Yorker
How the Coronavirus Hacks the Immune System | The New Yorker Fascinating article in The New Yorker about how the Coronavirus works and how…
- 05.11.20 Touch is a language we cannot afford to forget | Aeon Essays
Touch is a language we cannot afford to forget | Aeon Essays Fascinating read within the context of the COVID pandemic.
- 04.11.20 Jacob Jensen, a design icon - Design heritage | B&O
Jacob Jensen, a design icon - Design heritage | B&O I’m lucky to have a few Jensen designed objects including a phone, alarm clock, a B…
- 02.11.20 If ever we need beautiful stationery, the time is now.
If ever we need beautiful stationery, the time is now. I have a box of the Capri note cards and envelopes from Pineider, and they are…
- 31.10.20 Modal Jazz Explained - Improvisation and Harmony
Modal Jazz Explained - Improvisation and Harmony This is a great explanation of the difference between tonal jazz and modal jazz.
- 18.10.20 Par Avion
Par Avion Never realised that Pineider were the original creators of the classic Par Avion design.
- 17.10.20 Art by algorithm
Art by algorithm Written in 2017 but still a great read.
- 16.08.20 Shape Grammars
Shape Grammars# This looks like a nice companion to Analog Algorithm.