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Less but Better: Dieter Rams’ 10 Principles
08th February, 2022Dieter Rams is a man who not only reveres the simple things in life but has also sought to distill simplicity into everyday objects. While Rams will certainly be remembered for the hundreds of iconic and innovative products he designed while working for Braun and Vitsoe, his impact as a modern visionary ripples much further than the discipline through which he made his living.
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Watch All of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Performed on Original Baroque Instruments
01st December, 2021Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons reigns as one of the world’s most recognizable early 18th-century pieces, thanks to its frequent appearances in films and television commercials. Upon its debut in 1725, The Four Seasons stunned listeners by telling a story without the help of a human voice. Vivaldi drew on four existing sonnets (possibly of his own provenance), using strings to paint a narrative filled with spring thunderstorms, summer’s swelter, autumnal hunts and harvests, and the icy winds of winter.
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How Can Gaming Help Test Your Theory?
01st December, 2021Taken form a December 3, 2015, panel on “Testing Hypotheses: Escalation and Deterrence in Cyberspace,” at the Cyberspace and Deterrence Academic and Inter-Agency Symposium at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C
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The Math of Living Things
19th August, 2021Exploring the intersection of physical and biological laws.
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Histomap: Visualizing the 4,000 Year History of Global Power
19th August, 2021A graphical timeline showing the history of the entire world over a 4,000 year time period which maps the ebb and flow of global power going all the way back to 2,000 B.C. on one coherent timeline.
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The Making of a Violin from Start to Finish: Watch a French Luthier Practice a Time-Honored Craft
28th July, 2021Two families have been credited with making the greatest violins of the classical period: the Stradivari and the Guarneri. The first luthiers with those names were trained in the workshops of the Amati family, whose patriarch, Andrea, founded a legacy in Cremona in the mid 1500s when he gave the violin the form we know today, inventing f-holes and perfecting the general shape and size of the instrument and others in its family.
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Thirty years of hurt, never stopped me dreaming – speech by Andy Haldane
28th July, 2021On his last day as our Chief Economist, Andy Haldane shares his experience of working at the Bank of England for over 30 years. He covers inflation, the stability of the UK’s financial system, and how we communicate with the public.
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