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23.03.2024
How an airport in a small town on the west coast of Ireland changed the world economy Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
476- Reaction Offices and the Future of Work
People have been going back and forth about what makes a healthy and productive office since there have been offices. The 20th century was full of misbegotten fads and productivity innovations that co... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
The most high stakes game of roshambo ever, plus a SF Muni bus driver breaks down the runaway bus fight scene in Shang-Chi. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Origin story and symbolism are two of the most important ingredients of any superhero universe. But what happens when both of those pieces of a universe get flipped on their head? Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
This is the third and final episode of this batch of mini-stories and the 14th volume overall and it’s a good one- we have surprisingly architectural sport commentary, Ben Franklin’s role in Daylight ... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
We're kicking off the new year at 99pi with a fresh installment of mini-stories, including: a strange collision of mundane infrastructure and political insurrection; a graphic design history mystery d... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
It's that time of year again! When 99pi producers and friends of the show join Roman to tell shorter stories, many of which have been sitting on our idea shelves, just waiting for this moment. Our fir... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
470- The Three Santas of Slovenia
Slovenia has just over 2 million people and is visited by, not one, not two, but three different "santas" every festive season. But it hasn't always been this way. Each Santa has had his moment in the... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
469- The Epic of Collier Heights
How a team of community leaders used cold, sharp strategy, flipping the logic of Jim Crow housing segregation on its head to build a suburban Black mecca Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
In much of the western world, alphabetical order is simply a default we take for granted. It’s often the one we try first -- or the one we use as a last resort when all the other ordering methods fail... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
467- Cute Little Monstrosities of Nature
The French bulldog is now the second most popular breed in America. Their cute features, portable size, and physical features make for a dog that can easily travel and doesn't require a lot of exercis... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Even if we think of the camera as a neutral technology, it is not. In the vast spectrum of human colors, photographic tools and practices tend to prioritize the lighter end of that range. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Born in 1872, American architect and engineer Julia Morgan designed hundreds of buildings over her prolific career, famous for her work on incredible structures like the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, C... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
463- Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
At a glance, the border between the United States and Canada would seem to be at the friendlier end of the international boundary spectrum. But even though the US-Canada border is now pretty tame, whe... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
462- I Can't Believe It's Pink Margarine
Margarine is yellow, like butter, but it hasn't always been. At times and in places, it has been a bland white, or even a dull pink. These strange variations were a byproduct of 150-year war to destro... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Rioters carried many familiar flags during the January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol -- Confederate, MAGA, as well as some custom-made ones like a flag of Trump looking like Rambo. Exc... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
323- The House that Came in the Mail Again
When Sears sold mail order houses that you assembled yourself Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
460- Corpse, Corps, Horse and Worse
When it comes to English spelling and pronunciation, there is plenty of rhyme and very little reason. But what is the reason for that? Why among all European languages is English so uniquely chaotic t... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
The great Jacob Goldstein, author of Money: The True Story of a Made Up Thing, stops by to tell us two stories about the design of paper currency around the world. First, the story of the making of th... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Axolotls are nature’s great regenerators. They are able to grow back not just their tails, but also legs, arms, even parts of vital organs, including their hearts. This remarkable ability is one of se... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
What does water mean to you? In this feature, author Bonnie Tsui (Why We Swim), actress Joy Bryant, submarine pilot Erika Bergman, figure skater Elladj Baldé, 85-year-old synchronized swimmer Barbara ... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
454- War, Famine, Pestilence, and Design
When Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt were promoting The 99% Invisible City in late 2020, one question came up over and over again in conversations and interviews about our built environment: in what way... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
453- The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food
Officially titled The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food, it was often known simply as “Kniga” (translated: "book") because it was one of the only cookbooks to exist in the Soviet Union. The volume is pep... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Britt Young, the author of the article "I have one of the most advanced prosthetic arms in the world — and I hate it" guides us through the highs and lows of high tech prosthetics. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Hanko are the carved stamp seals that people in Japan often use in place of signatures. Hanko seals are made from materials ranging from plastic to jade and are about the size of a tube of lipstick Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today those objects are housed in genteel institutions across the UK and the world. They usually come with polite plaques. The Australian... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Every year, fights break out on airplanes. Jim Salzman and Michael Heller are law professors and the authors of a new book called Mine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives. According t... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
448- Katie Mingle's Right to Roam
In the United Kingdom, the freedom to walk through private land is known as “the right to roam.” The movement to win this right was started in the 1930s by a rebellious group of young people who calle... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
447- Flag Days: The Red, the Black & the Green
The Red, Black, and Green flag was invented to unite Black people all over the world living under racial repression. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
446- Flag Days: Good Luck, True South
Good Luck Flags and the search for the perfect flag for Antarctica Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
After Producer Katie Mingle's mom wrote a romance novel, Katie set out to understand the romance genre and its classic covers. There was a lot to unpack. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
This week we talk to author Chelsea Wald about her book Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet. Wald argues the modern toilet system is in desperate need of a redesign. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
This series of time-centric stories challenges what you know (or think you know) about the way time works around the world. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
As the number of cargo ships has increased, so has a problem: workers stuck on ships that have been completely abandoned by the owners, leaving them stranded out at sea without basic supplies like foo... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
If you live in an American city and you don’t personally use a wheelchair, it's easy to overlook the small ramp at most intersections, between the sidewalk and the street. Today, these curb cuts are e... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
What the presence of a Levittown in Puerto Rico tells us about the promises of the American Dream in Puerto Rico Подробнее000
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