An island is a very human idea
Issue 20 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Thoughts on disconnectedness; the rise of must-read TV; ignorance and curiosity; and dinosaur origami.
Read more "An island is a very human idea"Issue 20 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Thoughts on disconnectedness; the rise of must-read TV; ignorance and curiosity; and dinosaur origami.
Read more "An island is a very human idea"Issue 19 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Thoughts on unwittingly influencing people, the etymological root of attention, dollhouses and demo modes, LEGO art, and blackout poetry.
Read more "I may not be predicting the future, I might actually be affecting it"Issue 18 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. The heartbreaking story of Isabel Fall, children’s thoughts on time travel, how shipwrecks could change beer, and the parasite which turns ants into Dorian Gray.
Read more "Paranoid versus reparative readings, and the scale from “harm” to “uplift…"Issue 17 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. There are no pictures in my head but there are in other people’s, some trees socially distance, and everything we think we know about obesity is wrong.
Read more "Picture this, a sky full of thunder…"Issue 16 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Michelangelo’s grocery lists, Leonardo Da Vinci’s things to learn lists, and lists that act as life rafts. Plus, see mantises in a whole new light, and meet my new favourite frog.
Read more "Lists, and a Litter of Origami Critters"Issue 15 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. A fearsome foray into the strange world of fungi, some glorious street art, and accidental Loch Ness Monster origami creations.
Read more "Steak Trees and Flying Salt Shakers of Death"Issue 14 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. How the words we use don’t just describe things – they might actually shape how we see and feel about them, dystopian art, and a bunch of book recommendations.
Read more "Latent, But Capable of Being Activated…"Issue 13 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Some thoughts on fun, the reason paper dictionaries are the best thing ever, and a way to watch the X Files without committing to 163 hours of TV watching.
Read more "Welcome to the Inner-Workings of my Brain"Issue 12 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Things about words, art, and GIANT FLYING MURDER HEADS.
Read more "Archibald is an Utter Conundrum"Issue 11 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Amazing animals, science fiction inspired collage, GPT-3 generated chat-up lines, Martian clouds, and more…
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