Over at Backchannel, Andy Warner's delightful comic about how a naval engineer invented The Slinky.
It's part of a series of "Innovation Comics" that I was excited to commission Andy to create as part of an Intel sponsorship on Medium. "How a Naval Engineer Turned a Torsion Spring into the Slinky"
And don't miss the first in the series, "How A Man and His Dog Invented Velcro!"
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Wow. This is a thing of great beauty. A giant 3D topographic wood map of Westeros, the world of Game of Thrones, by IMGURian @ARUNK55. It's 60"x35". READ THE REST
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We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
