Trailblazers: Connected homes
Devices in the home are talking to each other. You’ve no doubt heard of Nest. Now it’s time to hear from the rest – including the many interesting advances that got us here.
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Inside TikTok’s Algorithm
The Wall Street Journal dives into how TikTok customizes your feed to create the seemingly uncanny accuracy of the app’s recommendation algorithm.
In the Bubble
A book by John Thackara about how to design a world in which we rely less on stuff, and more on people.
How Caffeine Addiction Changed History
Michael Pollan explains why coffee is the most widely used psychoactive drug and the effect it has had on the world.
How Wolves Change Rivers
George Monbiot explains what a trophic cascade is and how wolves change rivers.