brief history

Music
Ride the Feedback: A Brief History of Guitar Distortion
Or, how one of music's happiest accidents went on to shape countless careers and spawn entire genres, from rock 'n' roll to experimental noise
J. J. Anselmi
2.23.17
Tech
Ten Years Ago, North Korea Went Nuclear
The DPRK's first nuclear test was pretty crappy, but still.
Michael Byrne
10.8.16
Tech
Forget Columbus, Eratosthenes Disproved the Flat Earth Myth
He even calculated the planet's circumference almost perfectly. In 240 BC.
Michael Byrne
6.19.16

Tech
The Primitive Streetlights That Predicted Electronic Music in 1899
A century ago, 'singing arcs' were going to turn London's nascent power grid into music.
Michael Byrne
12.21.15
Tech
Happy Birthday, Nuclear Power
"A possibly catastrophic experiment in one of the most densely populated areas of the nation!"
Michael Byrne
12.21.14