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Today is Ada Lovelace Day -- let's celebrate women in STEM!
10/12/2021

Today is Ada Lovelace Day -- let's celebrate women in STEM!

Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women alread...

The first computer programmer was this 19th Century noblewoman -- Ada Lovelace! And today is her day!
10/12/2021

The first computer programmer was this 19th Century noblewoman -- Ada Lovelace! And today is her day!

Ines Vuckovic/DoseAda Lovelace put the ‘count’ in ‘Countess.’Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight.It’s hard to escape legend with a name like Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace. Luckily Ada, the founder of scientific c...

We are in uncharted territory.
09/02/2021

We are in uncharted territory.

A ThinkLab report finds that if we adapt as we go, the workplace could become a practical extension of our present conditions.

Fun fact: the graphics program written to digitise the drawn fonts was written in BASIC. Ugh.
09/01/2021

Fun fact: the graphics program written to digitise the drawn fonts was written in BASIC. Ugh.

More than 40 years ago, designers drew and edited thousands of characters by hand to make it possible to type and print in Chinese.

Kids and caffeine -- do they go together?
06/01/2021

Kids and caffeine -- do they go together?

For most parents, the thought of giving their young child a cup of coffee ranks right up there with some of the worst parenting sins, like giving a child an alcoholic drink. But what many parents fail to consider is that kids consume caffeine on a daily basis from a number of other sources, includin...

K-cups create so much coffee waste. Compostable anything is certainly welcome.
05/04/2021

K-cups create so much coffee waste. Compostable anything is certainly welcome.

Grinders Coffee is now offering the first industrially compostable capsules to be available in independent supermarkets across Australia.

How has your everyday carry changed?
04/29/2021

How has your everyday carry changed?

Paula Zuccotti has launched her latest project, 'Future Archaeology of a Global Lockdown,' a photographic time capsule that invited people from across the world to document the items essential to them during the Coronavirus lockdown.

Backed up by science.
04/29/2021

Backed up by science.

When at rest, regular coffee drinkers display improved motor control and alertness in comparison to non-coffee drinkers, according to a new study published in Molecular Psychiatry.

There is a connection between heart disease and coffee.
04/28/2021

There is a connection between heart disease and coffee.

In a world first study of 390,435 people, University of South Australia (UniSa) researchers found causal genetic evidence that cardio …

Hmm, we have a ways to go ourselves, don't we?
04/27/2021

Hmm, we have a ways to go ourselves, don't we?

A blog about the lifestyle of shedworkers and those who work from garden offices and other shedlike atmospheres

Bookstores to make one drool.
04/26/2021

Bookstores to make one drool.

Gestalten’s latest page-turner is an ode to the best bookstores in the world.

It's 2021 -- and print's STILL not dead! Yay!!
04/26/2021

It's 2021 -- and print's STILL not dead! Yay!!

The world of print media is experiencing a resurgence as people continue to distance themselves from digital domains. Books and bookstores represent the physical objects missing in modern societies. We explore their recent cult-like rise in popularity this Indiebookday and look into our newest relea...

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