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How the Internet Archive Digitizes 3,500 Books a Day – the Hard Way, One Page at a Time
24th February, 2021Does turning the pages of an old book excite you? How about 3 million pages? That’s how many pages Eliza Zhang has scanned over her ten years with the Internet Archive, using Scribe, a specialized scanning machine invented by Archive engineers over 15 years ago.
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Discover the remarkable buildings that shaped the Eastern Bloc
15th February, 2021The Calvert Journal ‘s Eastern bloc architecture series discusses their roundup of architectural experimentation.
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How Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” Created the “Blueprint for All Electronic Dance Music Today” (1977)
09th February, 2021House, trance, techno—any DJ playing a four-on-the-floor groove can drop Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder’s “I Feel Love” into a set and instantly mesmerize the crowd. It has been happening since 1977. The disco hit doesn’t just hold up as a classic moment of nostalgia: it’s still one of the greatest dance tracks ever produced.
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Why Do Wealthy Parents Have Wealthy Children?
11th December, 2020Strong intergenerational associations in wealth have fueled a longstanding debate over why children of wealthy parents tend to be well off themselves. We investigate the role of family background in determining children’s wealth accumulation and investor behavior as adults.
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Applying insights from magic to improve deception in research: The Swiss cheese model
11th December, 2020Social psychologists, placebo scientists, and consumer researchers often require deception in their studies, yet they receive little training on how to deceive effectively. The field of magic offers a potential solution; magicians have deceived audiences for millennia using a variety of robust techniques.
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Learn How to Play Chess Free Online: Tutorials for Beginners, Intermediate Players & Beyond
30th November, 2020The most desired Christmas gift of 2020? A chess set. For those who feel an urge to learn, or re-learn, to play the game, all the resources you need are online.
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Fareed Zakaria on US-China Relations and the Year in World Politics
30th November, 2020Delivering the 2020 Lowy Lecture, Dr Fareed Zakaria evaluates the turbulent year in world politics marked by the growing rivalry between the US and China, and the coronavirus pandemic.
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50 Years of Gaming History, by Revenue Stream (1970-2020)
30th November, 2020Every year it feels like the gaming industry sees the same stories—record sales, unfathomable market reach, and questions of how much higher the market can go. Interestingly, it’s important to break down shifting growth within the market.
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