High Volume Manufacturing
I came upon this video recently, and found it utterly fascinating. Although they seem like a mundane everyday item, aluminum beverage cans are pretty much the ultimate in complex, precision…
Reflections on Vancouver, 1907
I shared a video link (embedded below) on Twitter recently that I found to be a remarkable historical record of people interacting with a streetscape in 1907. The footage was…
The Curator’s Code
There's been quite a dust-up in the last few days on Twitter and various blogs over Maria Popova's (@brainpicker) Curator's Code initiative. The Curator's Code proposes a standardized system of…
Hope
Hope is a concept with which I have a conflicted relationship. I'm a hopeful person, very much a "glass half full" type. Despite my optimism, I always cringe a little…
Research@Concordia
Imagine a world where researchers in completely different fields interacted with each other freely. Consider how unexpected connections between the humanities and the sciences might inform research projects in new…
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Happy 2012! All the best to you and yours in the year ahead. In an odd coincidence, this also marks my 100th post, which hardly seems possible to me. Thanks…
Holiday Re-run
I'm taking the week off from just about everything, but thought I'd offer up something from the archives that you might enjoy if you missed it the first time around…
Weekend Reading – Christmas Edition
If you celebrate Christmas, I can do no better for a weekend reading recommendation than to commend to you a great classic from Dylan Thomas: A Child's Christmas in Wales.…