Category: Newsletter Archive

Issue 20 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Thoughts on disconnectedness; the rise of must-read TV; ignorance and curiosity; and dinosaur origami.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Issue 12 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Things about words, art, and GIANT FLYING MURDER HEADS.

Issue 11 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Amazing animals, science fiction inspired collage, GPT-3 generated chat-up lines, Martian clouds, and more…