hospitals
An Alarm Designer on How to Annoy People in the Most Effective Ways
There's an art and science to making one sound seem more urgent than another.
hospitals
There's an art and science to making one sound seem more urgent than another.
objects of intrigue
Vinyl to thwart criminals? Believe it.
globes
It's a tedious task to build the "world in miniature."
aviation
The 1980s-era ditty is strangely catchy.
politics
Until the Great Depression, lame duck presidents stewed for much longer.
ice
They died fighting.
astronomical clocks
After centuries of war, Catholicism and science reconciled over meridian lines.
codes
Hand signals, street signs, color-coded uniforms, and more.
dioramas
This photographer weaves intimate scenes into monochromatic panoramas of massive metropolises.
tedium
It's more or less repurposed horse feed.
visual
It's 650 years older than Machu Picchu.
allergies
Life is more fun under the stars, anyway.
victorian
Victorian women were excellent at it.
iran
The Great Wall of Gorgan, once the world's largest fortification, was mysteriously abandoned.
news
It was headed for export.
rubik's cubes
It's all in the spin.
poison
"Gu" was a mythological substance born from fear, with a dramatic backstory.
parades
The cultural event first appeared in "Spectre."