Who Was ‘First’ with a Big Idea? It’s Often Hard To Know
Thanks to the phenomenon of “multiples” https://clivethompson.medium.com/?source=post_page-----d64291cea550----------------------------------- Clive Thompson https://marker.medium.com/who-was-first-with-a-big-idea-its-often-hard-to-know-d64291cea550?source=post_page-----d64291cea550----------------------------------- Dec 22, 2021·6 min readGuglielmo Marconi invented radio in the 1890s — but so did Nikola Tesla and several others. (Photo by Nicolas Buffler) I recently wrote about the history o...
Who Was ‘First’ with a Big Idea? It’s Often Hard To Know
Thanks to the phenomenon of “multiples” https://clivethompson.medium.com/?source=post_page-----d64291cea550----------------------------------- Clive Thompson https://marker.medium.com/who-was-first-with-a-big-idea-its-often-hard-to-know-d64291cea550?source=post_page-----d64291cea550----------------------------------- Dec 22, 2021·6 min readGuglielmo Marconi invented radio in the 1890s — but so did Nikola Tesla and several others. (Photo by Nicolas Buffler) I recently wrote about the history o...
An Ancient Greek Weapon Could Become the Future of Solar Energy
Converting death rays into electricity https://nabil-alouani.medium.com/?source=post_page-----1ff08137c2b2----------------------------------- Nabil Alouani https://onezero.medium.com/an-ancient-greek-weapon-could-become-the-future-of-solar-energy-1ff08137c2b2?source=post_page-----1ff08137c2b2----------------------------------- Dec 22, 2021·8 min readCanva Some 2,200 years ago, the Roman Empire decided to take over Sicily, an island located in modern-day Italy. It was a strategic move against ...
An Ancient Greek Weapon Could Become the Future of Solar Energy
Converting death rays into electricity https://nabil-alouani.medium.com/?source=post_page-----1ff08137c2b2----------------------------------- Nabil Alouani https://onezero.medium.com/an-ancient-greek-weapon-could-become-the-future-of-solar-energy-1ff08137c2b2?source=post_page-----1ff08137c2b2----------------------------------- Dec 22, 2021·8 min readCanva Some 2,200 years ago, the Roman Empire decided to take over Sicily, an island located in modern-day Italy. It was a strategic move against ...
The Art of Seeing - Forge
How Thoreau improved my visionPhoto by Harry Quan on Unsplash I thought my vision was pretty good. Not quite 20–20, but close. Then I read Thoreau. Yes, *that *Thoreau. Forget what you may have read by or about the “hermit Concord.” He is misunderstood. His experiment on Walden Pond was about seeing. All the rest — the solitude, the simplicity — were means to this end.
The Art of Seeing - Forge
How Thoreau improved my visionPhoto by Harry Quan on Unsplash I thought my vision was pretty good. Not quite 20–20, but close. Then I read Thoreau. Yes, *that *Thoreau. Forget what you may have read by or about the “hermit Concord.” He is misunderstood. His experiment on Walden Pond was about seeing. All the rest — the solitude, the simplicity — were means to this end.
Is Hope a Dirty Word? - Cai Emmons - Medium
I would like to dismiss 2021 as a terrible, no-good, very bad year, a year to be sept away and forgotten as quickly as possible. After all, it was a year that began with the insurrection and was quickly followed by my ALS diagnosis. Dire on both the public and private fronts. Such a year can’t possibly have been anything other than bad. And yet — it was also the year that I not only had a new book published, I also sold two new books (on the same day!) to come out in 2022. More importantly, i...
Is Hope a Dirty Word? - Cai Emmons - Medium
I would like to dismiss 2021 as a terrible, no-good, very bad year, a year to be sept away and forgotten as quickly as possible. After all, it was a year that began with the insurrection and was quickly followed by my ALS diagnosis. Dire on both the public and private fronts. Such a year can’t possibly have been anything other than bad. And yet — it was also the year that I not only had a new book published, I also sold two new books (on the same day!) to come out in 2022. More importantly, i...
How to Get Addicted to Writing - Creators Hub - Medium
Creation is actually good for you. Do it every day. https://scottcdunn.medium.com/?source=post_page-----85498e3e5b25----------------------------------- ScottCDunn https://medium.com/creators-hub/id-like-to-be-free-of-it-now-85498e3e5b25?source=post_page-----85498e3e5b25----------------------------------- Dec 16, 2021·5 min readPhoto: Matthieu Spohn/Getty Images Addictions are usually addictions to consumption. I’m no stranger to addiction. I’ve tried pot, booze, people, sex, food, caffeine, h...
How to Get Addicted to Writing - Creators Hub - Medium
Creation is actually good for you. Do it every day. https://scottcdunn.medium.com/?source=post_page-----85498e3e5b25----------------------------------- ScottCDunn https://medium.com/creators-hub/id-like-to-be-free-of-it-now-85498e3e5b25?source=post_page-----85498e3e5b25----------------------------------- Dec 16, 2021·5 min readPhoto: Matthieu Spohn/Getty Images Addictions are usually addictions to consumption. I’m no stranger to addiction. I’ve tried pot, booze, people, sex, food, caffeine, h...
