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Curiosity in Practice • Issue 03
A Note On Boredom
We haven’t solved boredom. We’ve simply eliminated the moments when it could occur; and perhaps something else with them.
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Briefs are short by design: one idea, one takeaway, and just enough room for a firmer point of view.
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The Art of Taste • Issue 02
A Short Defence of Bitterness
Bitterness isn't a flaw in our taste buds, it's a warning system we've learned to override for pleasure. On the biology of poison detection, why sweetness feels shallow by comparison, and how a flavour we're built to reject becomes one we can't live without.
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Thinking Computationally • Issue 02
The History of the ‘404 Page’
A look at how the humble 404 page evolved from a technical error into one of the web's most recognisable design conventions.
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Thinking Computationally • Issue 01
The Password Is a Broken Promise
We built security around a secret. Then we forgot what secrets cost
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